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!

Beinecke Scholarship

Open to third-year students

Endorsement application deadline: TBD–likely February, 2025
Final application deadline: Friday, March 28, 2025

Boren Awards

Open to enrolled undergraduate and graduate students

Endorsement application deadline* Friday, January 3, 2025–note endorsement is recommended but not required for Boren Awards
Boren Fellowships (graduate students) final application deadline: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Boren Scholarships (undergraduate students) final application deadline: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Churchill Scholarship

Open to fourth-year students and alumni from the previous academic year

Endorsement application deadline: Monday, September 23, 2024 (9:00 pm ET)
Endorsed students must apply to Cambridge by Wednesday, October 11 at (12:00 pm ET)
Final application deadline: Friday, November 1, 2024 (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 8, 2024 (11:59 pm)
Final application deadline: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 (5:00 pm)

James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program

Open to fourth-year students and alumni from the previous academic year

Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (9:00 pm ET)
Final application deadline: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Goldwater Scholarship

Open to second- and third-year students

Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (11:59 pm ET)
Final application deadline: January 31, 2025 (5:00 pm ET)

Marshall Scholarships

Open to fourth-year students and recent alumni

Endorsement application deadline: Friday, August 9, 2024 (9:00 pm ET)
Final application deadline: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 (5:00 pm ET)

McCall MacBain Scholarship

Open to fourth-year students and alumni

Endorsement application deadline: Tuesday, August 13 (9:00 pm ET)
Final application deadline: September 25, 2024 (4:00 pm ET)

Michel David-Weill Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors only

Applicants who wish to be nominated need to apply to a Science Po master’s program no later than November 15, 2024
Endorsement application deadline: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 (9:00 pm ET)
Final application deadline: November 15, 2024

As of March 2024 the Mitchell Scholarship has “paused” and there will be no scholarship competition for the 2024-2025 cycle. ODS will update the website if the scholarship reopens or more information becomes available.

Rhodes Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors and recent alumni

Endorsement application deadline for US and Canadian applicants: Friday, August 9, 2024 (9:00 pm ET)
Final application deadline: for US applicants: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (11:59 pm). For Canadian applicants: Friday, September 27, 2024 (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