Udall Scholarship Campus Timeline

Please be advised that before we nominate you or endorse your candidacy for a fellowship competition, we will perform a conduct and academic honesty check to confirm that you are in good disciplinary and academic standing.

Below is the 2023-24 campus schedule for the Udall Scholarship. All deadlines are 11:59 p.m. unless otherwise specified.

September 22: Both the Prospective Applicant Form and the Fellowships Preliminary Questionnaire (FPQ) due. Questionnaire is required to be considered for nomination and must be submitted before the first draft of the Udall online application. Already submitted an FPQ? If it has been more than one academic year since you completed your FPQ, please submit the FPQ Update. Schedule a meeting with a fellowships advisor to discuss FPQ/Update.

November 13: Draft application and essay due for initial review. Submit application online; submit essay ONLY to our secure online portal. After submission, email us at urfellowshipsasst@ur.rochester.edu to make an appointment with the Fellowships Office.

January 3, 4 p.m. EST: Revised draft of complete Udall application and all three* recommendations due for campus committee review process.

*Recommendation letters should be uploaded online and should use the following naming structure: Student Last Name_Fellowship Name Rec_Recommender Last Name (e.g., Smith_Fulbright Rec_Jones). Be sure to provide recommenders with Udall Scholarship Program overview and selection criteria. Reference letters should be submitted on letterhead with a current date and signature (pdf is preferred).

January: Udall Campus Nomination Committee meets to select nominees.

Schedule for Nominees

February 29, noon EST: Complete, final, revised Udall Scholarship application and final recommendation letters due for nominees.