PDS Calendar

Please coordinate any external deadlines with the PDS deadlines and pay close attention to the deadline dates and notification dates when preparing your application. Students are not required to already be accepted into conferences, training activities, or research archives before applying, so students should apply as early as possible. Applicants may always decline the PDS funds after they are approved. 

Applicants may expect to receive an email notification on the notification dates listed below. They will generally not receive any notifications before the posted dates. The dates posted below pertain to the 2025-26 academic year and students will be able to start submitting applications online in early September.

Please note: If you do not receive an approval/decline email by the notification date, the most likely reason is that the application is incomplete. You must contact our office at LGS.profdev@emory.edu within two weeks of the notification date. If we do not receive any communication from the applicant, the application will be declined. This does not apply for competitive applications; incomplete applications for competitive cycles will automatically be removed from consideration.

¹ Students graduating in Fall 2025 are not eligible to apply during this cycle and any cycles thereafter.

² Students graduating in Spring 2026 are not eligible to apply during this cycle and any cycles thereafter.

³ Students graduating in Summer 2026 are not eligible to apply during this cycle.

PLEASE NOTE: Any conference, training, or research activity that is scheduled to begin after the student’s projected graduation date is not eligible for PDS funding. They may not apply in advance if the event takes place after the graduation date. For example, if the student is graduating in May 2026, they may not apply to receive funding for a conference that is scheduled to take place in July 2026 at any point in the year.