Funding Offer Deadlines (April 15th Resolution)
This is the official Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Resolution adhered to by the UW-Madison Graduate School.
The April 15 resolution is an agreement among the signatory graduate schools to provide applicants until April 15 to consider offers of admission that include financial support.
Applicants are under no obligation to accept or deny offers of financial support prior to April 15; earlier deadlines for acceptance of such offers violate the intent of this Resolution.
Review the CGS April 15 Resolution web page for more detailed information about this resolution.
CGS approved an updated version of the April 15th Resolution on April 10, 2026. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School reviewed the updated version and re-signed as a signatory. You can view the red line version of the 2026 April 15 Resolution.