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Oct 2026

Newcombe Fellowship: Your November 1 Plan

The Charlotte Newcombe dissertation fellowship pays 31,000 dollars for a final writing year on ethics and values. Phase 1 closes Nov. 1. Here is your 16-day plan.

Oct 2026

Truman Scholarship: Campus Deadlines Start Oct. 28

The Truman Scholarship offers up to 30,000 dollars for public service graduate study, but campus deadlines run October 28 to November 30. Here is your plan.

Oct 2026

GRFP Reference Letters Are Due Friday at 8 p.m.

NSF GRFP reference letters close Friday, October 16 at 8 p.m. Eastern, before every field deadline. Here is the two-day save plan and this cycle's stricter rules.

Oct 2026

Hertz Fellowship: Your Oct 30 Deadline Plan

The Hertz Fellowship closes Oct 30, references are due Nov 2 at 6pm Pacific, and the package is worth up to $250,000. A 17-day plan that works.

Oct 2026

Churchill Scholarship: Nomination Due Nov. 2

The Churchill Scholarship funds about $65,000 for a STEM master's year at Cambridge. Nomination deadline is Nov. 2 at 5 pm ET. Your 21-day plan.

Oct 2026

Soros Fellowship: $90,000, Due Oct 29

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship offers up to $90,000 over two years for New Americans in grad school. Deadline Oct 29 at 2pm ET. Eligibility and 18-day plan.