Application Deadlines
Please notify the Office of Distinguished Scholarships (ods@unc.edu) if you wish to apply for one or more of these awards. Note that some of the dates (endorsement deadlines in particular) may change or be updated. We encourage you to check this page regularly and reach out to our office!
Endorsed Awards Other AwardsUNC Endorsement Required
Endorsement includes a campus application and selection process, and endorsement application deadlines are at least several weeks before the final award deadlines.
Beinecke Scholarship
Open to third-year students
- Application Deadline: Monday, January 13, 2020 (5:00 pm ET)
Boren Awards | National Security Education Program
Open to undergraduates (scholarship) and those applying to or in graduate school (fellowship)
- Endorsement application deadline (optional: guarantees feedback and evaluation): Monday, December 16, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
- Final Application Deadline for Graduate Fellowship: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
- Final Application Deadline for Undergraduate Scholarship: Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Churchill Scholarship
Open to fourth-year students and alumni from the previous academic year
- Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program
Open to fourth-year students and alumni from the previous academic year
- Application Deadline: Monday, November 25, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Goldwater Scholarship
Open to second- and third-year students
- Faculty nomination deadline: Friday, October 4, 2019 (11:59 pm ET)
- Application Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Luce Scholars Program
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadline: Friday, September 27, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Marshall Scholarships
Open to fourth-year students and recent alumni
- Application Deadline: Thursday, August 1, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Michel David-Weill Scholarship
Open to fourth-year students
- Application Deadline: Monday, October 21, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Mitchell Scholarship
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadline: Thursday, August 1, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Rhodes Scholarships
Open to fourth-year students and recent alumni
- Application Deadline (US competition only): Thursday, August 1, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
- Other competitions have final deadlines that may be much earlier than the US competition; check with ODS regarding endorsement for non-US competitions
Schwarzman Scholars program
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- US/Global competition, undergraduate applicants only–institutional letter of recommendation request deadline: Friday, September 13, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
- US/Global competition (Final Application Deadline): Thursday, September 26, 2019
- China competition (Final Application Deadline): Saturday, June 1, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Open to third-year students
- Application Deadline: Monday, November 4, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
Udall Scholarship
Open to second- and third-year students
- Application Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2020 (5:00 pm ET)
Yenching Academy
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadline: Monday, October 28, 2019 (5:00 pm ET)
UNC Endorsement Not Required
You may apply independently for these and other non-endorsed awards listed on our website. ODS can provide assistance and feedback upon request.
Ertegun Scholarships
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadlines: January 2020 (deadline depends on degree program)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadline for U.S. applicants: October 2019
- Application Deadlines for non-U.S. applicants: December 2019 or January 2020 (depending on student’s course)
Gilman International Scholarships
Open to undergraduates
- Application Deadline for Spring 2020 programs and early application for Summer 2020 programs: October 2019
- Application Deadline for Summer 2020, Fall 2020, and Academic Year 2020-19 programs: March 2020
Hollings NOAA Scholarships
Open to second-year students
- Application Deadline: January 2020
Humanity in Action Fellowships
Open to second-, third- & fourth-year students and recent alumni
- Application Deadline: January 2020
Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows
Open to second-year students
- Application Deadline: Early February 2020
Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadline: March 2020 (must apply for master’s and MBA programs separately)
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadline: November 1, 2019
Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Application Deadlines: Mid-September 2019
Rangel International Affairs Program
Open to undergraduates (summer enrichment program) and to fourth-year students and alumni (graduate fellowship program)
- Application Deadline for Graduate Fellowship Program: September 2019
- Application Deadline for Undergraduate Summer Enrichment Program: February 2020
Scoville Fellowships
Open to fourth-year students and recent alumni
- Application Deadline: October 1, 2019
