All the preparation, reflection, and ambition in the world will be wasted if you miss your deadline! See below for deadlines for major external competitions, including campus deadlines. Competitions without a campus deadline do not require DU's nomination or endorsement.

*Estimated Deadline as of 4/11/2024
Competition Nominating? Campus Deadline National Deadline
Schwarzman Scholarship No N/A 9/12/2024 - Now open! Learn more
Marshall Scholarship Yes 8/13/2024 - Now open! Learn more *9/24/2024
McCall MacBain Scholarship Yes 8/13/2024 - Now open! Learn more 9/25/2024
Rhodes Scholarship Yes 8/13/2024 - Now open! Learn more *10/2/2024
Fulbright US Student Program Yes 9/3/2024 - Now open! Learn more  10/8/2024
Gates Cambridge Scholarship No N/A  *10/9/2024 - Now open! Learn more
Knight-Hennessy Scholarship No N/A *10/9/2024
Luce Scholarship No N/A 10/16/2024
Churchill Scholarship Yes 8/13/2024 - Now open! Learn more 11/1/2024
Critical Language Scholarship No N/A *11/12/2024
Truman Scholarship Yes 11/25/2024 *2/4/2025
Gaither Junior Fellowship Yes 12/9/2024 *1/15/2025
Goldwater Scholarship Yes 11/25/2024 *1/31/2025
Boren Awards Yes 12/11/2024 1/22/2025
Fulbright UK Summer Institutes No N/A *2/1/2025
Newman Civic Fellowship Yes 1/31/2025 *3/1/2025
Udall Scholarship Yes 12/18/2024 *3/4/2025
Obama Voyager Scholarship No N/A *3/26/2025
Quad Fellowship No N/A *4/1/2025
Samvid Scholarship No N/A *4/7/2025