The Office of Nationally Competitive Awards supports UC undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni interested in applying for major external fellowships. NCA fosters the intellectual and personal development of UC’s student-scholars by facilitating a rewarding application process that encourages them to engage in rigorous self-reflection, cultivate strong writing practices, and define meaningful connections among their personal commitments, academic pursuits, and future goals.
This office administers UC’s nomination processes for awards like Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Truman, and Goldwater; it also provides support for major awards that do not require endorsement.
PAST Truman Scholarship: September 22, 2026 @ 12:30 PM in Swift 708
PAST Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET): September 24, 2026 @ 12:30 PM in Swift 708
PAST Boren and Critical Language Scholarship (CLS): September 29, 2026 @ 12:30 PM in Swift 708
UPCOMING Gaither Junior Fellows Program: October 13, 2026 @ 12:30 PM in Swift 708
UPCOMING FAO Schwarz Fellowship: November 5, 2026 @ 12:30 PM in Swift 708
UPCOMING Fulbright UK Summer Institutes: November 17, 2026 @12:30 PM in Swift 708
CLOSED Marshall Scholarship: August 14, 2026 @ noon ET
CLOSED Rhodes Scholarship: August 14, 2026 @ noon ET (U.S. applicants)
CLOSED Fulbright U.S. Student Program: August 21, 2026
CLOSED Churchill Scholarship: October 1, 2026
Goldwater Scholarship: October 15, 2026
Truman Scholarship: November 5, 2026
Gaither Junior Fellowship: December 3, 2026
Boren Awards: January 2027
CLOSED Luce Scholars Program: September 7, 2026 @ 5 PM ET
CLOSED Schwarzman Scholars Program: September 9, 2026 @ 3 PM ET (U.S./Global applicants)
CLOSED Marshall Scholarship: September 29, 2026
CLOSED Gilman Scholarship: October 1, 2026
CLOSED Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program: October 6, 2026 @ 4 PM ET (1 PM Pacific)
CLOSED Fulbright U.S. Student Program: October 6, 2026 @ 5 PM ET
Rhodes Scholarship: October 7 @ 11:59 PM ET (U.S. applicants)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP): October 16-23
Princeton in Asia: November 1, 2026
Churchill Scholarship: November 2, 2026 @ 5:00 PM ET
Public Policy and Internation Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute: November 6, 2026
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET): November 13, 2026
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS): November 17, 2026 @ 8 PM EST
Gaither Junior Fellowship: January 15, 2027
Boren Fellowships: January 20, 2027
Boren Scholarships: January 27, 2027
Goldwater Scholarship: January 29, 2027 @ 5 PM CT
FAO Schwarz Fellowship: February 1, 2027 @ 9 PM ET
Truman Scholarship: February 2, 2027
June 12, 2026
University of Cincinnati Fulbright Student Kevin Li presents his Tales from Warsaw string quartet as part of Fulbright 80th and U.S. 250th celebrations
May 8, 2026
Three University of Cincinnati College of Medicine students earned the 2026 Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence and Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence for service, scholarship and impact.
May 5, 2026
University of Cincinnati engineering student Alex Knapp was awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2026 for his research applying machine learning and AI to pediatric medical imaging.
April 30, 2026
UC School of Education senior Allison Korniak has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to teach English in the Czech Republic for a year following her graduation in May.
If you are interested in being added to our database to be kept up-to-date on all info sessions and resources for the awards that interest you, please fill out our Intake Form.
Open to all students! Get an overview of the awards and how our office can help you apply!