Application Deadlines
Application Update for Federal Employees, Georgetown Graduating Seniors, & Recent Georgetown Alumni
Following Georgetown University’s recent announcement of resources for current or recently separated federal civil government employees, graduating undergraduates, and recent undergraduate alumni, the MPP, MIDP, MS-DSPP, and EMPL programs are doing the following for eligible applicants:
– offering a 10% scholarship on the base tuition for the 2025–2026 academic year;
– offering an application fee waiver;
– accepting completed* applications until May 1, 2025;
– considering applicants for additional merit-based scholarships
*A completed application means that you have uploaded all required application materials including the receipt of at least two out of the three (or one out of two for EMPL) required recommendations. Please know that the GRE score requirement (for MPP, MIDP and MS-DSPP) can also be waived within the online application.
Once your application is complete, email mccourtadmissions@georgetown.edu to request the late submission of your application. While we will accept completed applications until May 1, we strongly encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible as decisions will be released on a rolling basis.
If you are not in the categories above, you may still submit a late application but you will not be eligible for the application fee waiver or the 10% tuition scholarship. The same completion and deadline rules apply.
Deadlines for MPP, MIDP, MS-DSPP, MPM, and EMPL programs
- Find the deadlines for 2025 applications below:
Deadline Type | Deadline Date | Supporting Materials Due Date | Estimated Decision Released | Student Reply Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Early Action | December 1, 2024 | December 6, 2024* | Mid-January 2025 | April 15, 2025 |
Priority | January 15, 2025 | January 24, 2025* | Mid-March 2025 | April 20, 2025** |
Final | March 1, 2025 | March 1, 2025* | Mid-April 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
EMPL Extended*** | April 1, 2025 | April 1, 2025 | Late-April 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
- *Applications that are still missing any required test scores, transcripts, or recommendations on this date may be pushed to the next decision release date or in the case of the final deadline, may be reviewed with missing materials. As such, please plan accordingly to make sure we receive all of your materials on time.
- **Recipients of the McCourt Scholar award, Howard Scholar award and other fellowship awards may be asked to reply by April 15 irrespective of when the application was submitted.
- ***Extended deadline only applicable for those applying to the EMPL program
Scholarship Deadlines
To be considered for merit-based scholarships, including the McCourt Scholar Award, applicants need to indicate on the online application that they wish to be considered for scholarships and apply for either the Early Decision or Priority deadline. Aside from the timing, there is no difference between the Early Decision and Priority deadlines.
Early Decision and Priority deadline applicants will also be informed of other fellowship and scholarship opportunities as they become available (a separate application may be required).
Final deadline applicants will receive merit-based scholarship consideration and be notified of other opportunities if such funding remains.
Other Deadlines
- MPM/GMP Dual Program Deadline only: October 1, 2024
- Only students currently enrolled in the GMP program at the Korea Development Institute may apply to this dual-degree program. Applications submitted and completed by the October 1 deadline will receive scholarship consideration and a decision by November 1, 2024.* MPM/GMP students will begin in the Spring 2025 semester. (MPM/GMP applicants may also apply to start in the Fall semester using the standard fall deadlines).
- MPM-National Urban Fellows Deadline: January 15, 2025
- Applicants to the MPM-National Urban Fellows(NUF) program must apply by January 15 through the National Urban Fellows website. Applicants selected as semi-finalists for NUF will be invited to submit an application to the McCourt School of Public Policy at a later date. MPM-NUF students will begin in the Summer 2025 term.
- Certificate in Health Policy Deadlines
- Spring Entry Deadline: November 1, 2024
- Summer Entry Deadline: March 1, 2025
- Fall Entry Deadline: April 1, 2025
- Applications for the Health Policy Certificate are considered on a rolling basis. Once your application is submitted and complete, you can expect to receive a decision in approximately 4-6 weeks. Scholarships are not available for the certificate program.