Application and Financial Aid Deadlines
Financial Aid
The deadline for all students seeking financial aid in the form of fellowships or assistantships is March 1, or the application deadline, whichever is earlier. For information regarding the types of financial aid available, consult Funding Your Graduate Education as well as UVM Student Financial Services.
Admission
It is in the applicant's best interest to make sure that application materials are filed well in advance of deadlines. Some programs can accommodate only a limited number of new graduate students each year.
Some programs are willing, on occasion, to review late applications, and some programs accept applications for January admission. Please contact the specific program regarding its policy on these exceptions.
April 1 is the application deadline for Fall and Summer enrollment in all programs, except the following:
| Program | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Bioengineering | January 15 |
| Biology | January 15 |
| Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences | January 2 |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | February 1 |
| Clinical and Translational Science | March 1 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | January 1 |
| Computer Science | February 15 |
| Counseling | February 1 |
| Curriculum and Instruction - MAT - Fall | March 15 |
| Dietetics | December 15 |
| Educational Leadership | April 30 |
| Educational Leadership and Policy Studies | January 15 |
| Educational Studies | August 1 |
| English | Februay 1 |
| Field Naturalist (Plant Biology) | February 15 |
| Food Systems | Februay 1 |
| Geology | February 15 |
| Higher Education and Student Affairs | December 15 |
| Historic Preservation | March 1 |
| History | February 15 |
| Interdisciplinary | August 1 |
| Mathematical Sciences | January 15 |
| Mathematics | January 15 |
| Mechanical Engineering | February 1 |
| Natural Resources | February 1 |
| Neuroscience | December 15 |
| Nursing | April 15 |
| Nursing (MEPN only) | |
| Nutrition and Food Sciences | February 15 |
| Pathology | March 1 |
| Pharmacology (MS only) | January 15 |
| Physical Therapy | December 17 |
| Plant Biology | January 1 |
| Plant and Soil Science | February 15 |
| Psychology - Experimental | January 2 |
| Psychology - Clinical | December 1 |
| Social Work | February 1 |
| Special Education | March 15 |
November 15 is the application deadline for Spring enrollment in all programs, except the following:
| Program | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Accounting | December 1 |
| Bioengineering | November 1 |
| Business Administration | November 15 |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | October 15 |
| Clinical and Translational Science | October 1 |
| Computer Science | December 1 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | October 1 |
| Educational Leadership | January 10 |
| Mechanical Engineering | September 1 |
| Natural Resources | November 1 |
| Plant and Soil Science | September 1 |