Marshall and Rhodes - Yale Application Timeline and Deadlines for 2024-2025

February - May

• Subscribe to Fellowships newsletter for all the latest information.
• Research graduate degrees in the UK and Ireland and through Marshall and Rhodes websites.
• Consult faculty mentors about graduate programs.
• Make a Fellowships advising appointment
• Review Yale's application via the Yale Student Grants Database (available in May).
  • National applications will be available in late spring (Marshall), and June (Rhodes).
  •  Rhodes competitions in other countries have different deadlines and requirements than those listed here, check them individually. Although only the US, Canadian, and Global Rhodes require Yale's endorsement, Fellowships staff advise all applicants.
• Contact references (see advice on requesting letters of recommendation). Only 3 letters are required for the campus process, but you should plan for extra letters needed by the beginning of October:

Note: MARSHALL requires 3 letters: 1 primary/overview, 1 general academic, I leadership.
RHODES requires 5-8 letters: at least 4 must be from faculty who have taught you/supervised research; the Canadian Rhodes requires exactly 6.

June - August

PRELIMINARY CAMPUS DEADLINE - Monday JULY 29, 2024 @ 1pm

CAMPUS APPLICATION DEADLINE - Monday AUGUST 12, 2024 @ 1pm

Note: Rhodes applicants cannot receive any feedback on the personal statement from anyone.

• Start writing! Seek advice on the Fellowships website, from your professors, advisers, deans, writing tutor.
• MARSHALL applicants should order any official non-Yale transcripts to be sent to the Fellowships Office by the August 12 campus deadline.
• Begin applications for admission to British/Irish universities. This is not required to apply for Marshall and Rhodes, but it is recommended to pursue other funding options.

Late August/Early September

• Campus Endorsement Interviews with the Yale Committee.
• Decisions will be made when all candidates have been interviewed, by September 10

September

Deadline by which endorsed MARSHALL candidates must electronically submit their official applications.
Latest recommended date for uploading letters of recommendation for Marshall.

Mid-Late September

Finalization of applications by endorsed candidates, and final letters of reference are uploaded by their writers
into the official application system by the national deadline.

October - Early November

Endorsed candidates may apply for admissions directly to British/Irish universities

Finalists are selected and notified of interviews and

National Deadlines

MARSHALL: Thursday, September 26, 2024

US RHODES: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
CANADIAN RHODES: Friday, September 27, 2024
Canadian Rhodes provincial committees interview selected finalists in late November. Winners are announced shortly thereafter.