Awards Requiring UNC Endorsement
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!
*June 10, 2025 note* Some endorsement deadlines for the 2025-2026 scholarship cycle have not yet been set. If there’s a specific date listed then the endorsement application deadline is set. Otherwise, there will be a general timeframe. This page will be updated with specific endorsement application deadlines as they are set.
Beinecke Scholarship
Open to third-year students
- Endorsement application deadline: TBD: likely February 2026
- Final application deadline: TBA: likely end of March 2026
Boren Awards
Open to enrolled undergraduate and graduate students
- Endorsement application deadline* TBD: likely late December 2025–note endorsement is recommended but not required for Boren Awards
- Boren Fellowships (graduate students) final application deadline: TBA: likely late January 2025
- Boren Scholarships (undergraduate students) final application deadline: TBA: likely late January 2025
Churchill Scholarship
Open to fourth-year students and alumni from the previous academic year
- Endorsement application deadline: Monday, September 22, 2025 (11:59 pm ET)
- Endorsed students must apply to Cambridge by Wednesday, October 15 (11:59 pm ET)
- Final application deadline: November 3, 2025 (5:00 pm ET)
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Open to graduating seniors, master’s students, doctoral candidates, and alumni.
- Endorsement application deadline: Sunday, September 7 (11:59 pm eastern)
- Final application deadline: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 (5:00 pm eastern)
James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program
Open to fourth-year students and alumni from the previous academic year
- Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 (9:00 pm ET)
- Final application deadline: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Goldwater Scholarship
Open to second- and third-year students
- Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 (9:00 pm ET)
- Final application deadline: TBA: likely late January 2025
Marshall Scholarships
Open to fourth-year students and recent alumni
- Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (9:00 pm ET)
- To be eligible to apply for UNC endorsement, applicants must meet with ODS Executive Director Marc Howlett at least twice before the endorsement deadline.
- Please note that there is a new Marshall endorsement application process for 2025. See here for more details.
- Final application deadline: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 (5:00 pm ET)
McCall MacBain Scholarship
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 (9:00 pm ET)
- Final application deadline: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (4:00 pm ET)
Michel David-Weill Scholarship
Open to graduating seniors only
- Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 (11:59 PM)
- Final application deadline: November 15, 2025
- The endorsee must also apply to a Science Po master’s program no later than November 15, 2025
Mitchell Scholarship
As of March 2024 the Mitchell Scholarship has “paused”. The Mitchel Scholarship remains paused for the 2025-2026 application cycle, and there will be no competition.
Rhodes Scholarship
Open to graduating seniors and recent alumni
- Endorsement application deadline for US and Canadian applicants: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (9:00 pm ET)
- To be eligible to apply for UNC endorsement, applicants must meet with ODS Executive Director Marc Howlett at least twice before the endorsement deadline.
- Final application deadline: for US applicants: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 (11:59 pm). For Canadian applicants: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 (11:59 pm)
- Other competitions have final deadlines that may be much earlier than the US competition; check with ODS regarding endorsement for non-US competitions
Truman Scholarship
Open to third-year students
- Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 (9:00 pm ET)
- Final application deadline: TBA: likely late January or early February 2026
Udall Scholarship
Open to second- and third-year students
- Endorsement application deadline: TBD: likely late January or early February 2026
- Final application deadline: TBA: likely early March 2026
Yenching Academy
Open to fourth-year students and alumni
- Endorsement application deadline: TBD: likely late October or early November 2025
- Final application deadline: TBA: likely early December 2025