2025-26 Year:

Application Timeline

Summer Quarter:

Application Period Dates - April 1, 2025-April 30, 2025
Notification Sent by Date - May 20, 2025

Autumn Quarter:

Application Period Dates - July 1, 2025-July 31, 2025
Notification Sent by Date - August 15, 2025

Winter Quarter:

Application Period Dates. - October 1, 2025-October 31, 2025
Notification Sent by Date - November 15, 2025

Spring Quarter:

Application Period Dates - January 1, 2026-January 30, 2026
Notification Sent by Date - February 15, 2026

Summer Quarter Clerkship Periods

Period 1
Jun 30 - July 27, 2025

  • Period 1A  Jun 30 - Jul 13, 2025
  • Period 1B  Jul 14 - July 27, 2025

Period 2
Jul 28 - Aug 24, 2025

  • Period 2A  Jul 28 - Aug 10, 2025
  • Period 2B  Aug 11 - Aug 24, 2025

Period 3 
Aug 25 - Sept 21, 2025

  • Period 3A  Aug 25 - Sept 7, 2025
  • Period 3B  Sept 8 - Sept 21, 2025

Autumn Quarter Clerkship Periods

Period 4
Sept 22 - Oct 19, 2025

  • Period 4A  Sept 22 - Oct 5, 2025
  • Period 4B  Oct 6 - Oct 19, 2025

Period 5
Oct 20 - Nov 16, 2025

  • Period 5A  Oct 20 - Nov 2, 2025
  • Period 5B  Nov 3 - Nov 16, 2025

Period 6
Nov 17 - Dec 14, 2025

  • Period 6A  Nov 17 - Nov 30, 2025
  • Period 6B  Dec 1 - Dec 14, 2025

Winter Quarter Clerkship Periods

Period 7
Jan 5 - Feb 1, 2026

  • Period 7A  Jan 5 - Jan 18, 2026
  • Period 7B  Jan 19 - Feb 1, 2026

Period 8
Feb 2 - Mar 1, 2026

  • Period 8A  Feb 2 - Feb 15, 2026
  • Period 8B  Feb 16 - Mar 1, 2026

Period 9
Mar 2 - Mar 29, 2026

  • Period 9A  Mar 2 - Mar 15, 2026
  • Period 9B  Mar 16 - Mar 29, 2016

Spring Quarter Clerkship Periods

Period 10
Mar 30 - Apr 26, 2026

  • Period 10A  Mar 30 - Apr 12, 2026
  • Period 10B  Apr 13 - Apr 26, 2026

Period 11
Apr 27 - May 24, 2026

  • Period 11A  Apr 27 - May 10, 2026
  • Period 11B  May 11 - May 24, 2026

Period 12
May 25 - Jun 21, 2026

  • Period 12A  May 25 - Jun 7, 2026
  • Period 12B  Jun 8 - Jun 21, 2026

Scheduled Breaks Between Clerkship Periods

Summer June 23, 2025 - June 29, 2025

Winter

December 15, 2025 - January 4, 2025 (Stanford University Offices are closed.)
Summer June 22, 2026 - June 28, 2026