Applying for Institutional Endorsement

Certain fellowships (including the Marshall Scholarship and US Rhodes competition) require applicants be nominated by their undergraduate institution. Applicants in those cases must participate in the CRF’s internal nomination process.

To determine if institutional endorsement is required for a Rhodes constituency, applicants can check the rules for the various constituencies; look for the respective constituency’s unique “Information for Candidates” document.

All application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be submitted by Friday, May 1st 2026, at 12 PM (noon) ET. (Submission form will be available late March 2026)

Applicants should submit all application materials, except the recommendation letters, as a combined .pdf via the application Google form, by the due date. The application materials should be in this order: completed application cover sheet, resume, and transcript. Late applications will not be accepted. Individuals seeking institutional endorsement must submit an application containing the following materials:

• Application Google Form
• an application cover sheet
• a resume
• Parchment transcript
• a 6-minute recorded presentation
  • The 6-minute presentation should also be included in the cover sheet and shared with fellowships@georgetown.edu as a Google Drive link.
• Recommendation Letters
  • Minimum 8 letters required if applying for Rhodes OR both Rhodes and Marshall
  • Minimum 4 letters required if applying for Marshall only
  • Recommenders should submit, by the due date, their recommendations using this form.

• Recommendation Guidance:
  • Up to 1,000+ words on letterhead and signed
  • Submit as many relevant letters as possible. There is no upper limit to the number of recommendations submitted.
  • Written by professors, professional mentors/supervisors, and other individuals with whom the applicant has worked closely. Recommenders should be able to provide substantive insight for the internal review committee about the applicant’s work with the recommender, the applicant’s academic and/or leadership abilities, and their potential for graduate-level study in their discipline.
  • Applicants cannot invite friends and family members to submit letters of recommendation.
  • It is the applicants’ responsibility to meet with recommenders to provide details about the fellowship program, their motivations for graduate study, and the requirements for these substantive letters.