Deadlines for Institutional Endorsement

National fellowships that require an institutional endorsement have a multi-stage application process.

Students interested in applying for a fellowship that requires an institutional endorsement must meet the initial Bowdoin deadline. For some fellowships, the Student Fellowships Committee conducts a paper review of the initial application materials, while for other fellowships the Committee interviews all or some of the applicants. In some instances, all candidates go forward and compete at the national level (e.g., Fulbright) and for other fellowships the Committee is allowed to endorse only a specified number of applicants who can then compete at the national level.

The below tables gives you an overview of the multi-phased deadlines for national fellowships requiring an institutional endorsement. Interested students are encouraged to click on the fellowship names listed below to find out more about each application process.

Fellowship	Initial Bowdoin Deadline (noon)	Tentative Bowdoin Interview	Final Bowdoin Deadline (noon)
Knight-Hennessy Scholarship	8/8/25	n/a	Official: 10/8/25 at 1:00 p.m. PST
Schwarzman Scholarship	8/8/25	n/a	Offcial: 9/11/25 at 3:00 p.m. EST
Marshall Scholarship	8/28/25	9/4 or 9/5	9/11/25
Rhodes Scholarship	8/28/25	9/4 or 9/5	Official: 10/1/25 at 11:59 p.m. EST
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA)	8/14/25 intent 8/28/25 initial	8/25 alum sign up 8/26-8/27 all sign up 9/4-9/23 interview	9/28/25
Fulbright Study/Research	8/14/25 intent 8/28/25 initial	8/25 alum sign up 8/26-8/27 all sign up 9/4-9/23 interview	9/28/25
Watson Fellowship	9/5/25	9/11-9/12 (preselect) 9/18-9/19 (interview)	11/3/25
Churchill Scholarship	9/19/25	9/24-9/26	10/27/25
St. Andrew's Scholarship	11/3/25	11/7/25	12/9/25
Gaither Junior Fellows Program	11/14/25	11/21/25	1/9/26
Truman Scholarship	11/10/25	11/14/25 (preselect) 11/17-11/19 (interview)	1/29/26
Goldwater Scholarship	11/6/25	n/a	1/21/26
Udall Scholarship	1/23/26	n/a	3/1/26
Beinecke Scholarship	2/10/26	2/20/26	3/24/26

Remember, the above table includes only national fellowships that require an institutional endorsement. To explore some of the direct apply opportunities as well, click on “For Undergraduate Study,” "Experiential Opportunities,” or “Graduate Study."