October 15, 2025: Priority application deadline for summer 2026 Grass Fellowships. Applicants who submit by this deadline will have the opportunity to receive feedback and possibly amend their proposal.

December 1, 2025: Final deadline for applications.

December through Mid-January: Trustees select Grass Fellows

End of January: Fellows informed of decision

End of February: Animal protocols due for review with the director and associate director

Memorial Day (Last Monday of May): Beginning of the Grass Fellowship program

Mid-July: Trustee visit to the Grass Laboratory, Forbes Lecturer

Saturday of Labor Day weekend (or 14 weeks after Memorial Day): end of Grass Fellowship Program

October 1: Reports from fellows due.