Marshall Scholarship
Description: The purpose of the Marshall Scholarship is to finance young Americans of high ability
to study for a degree in the United Kingdom in a system of higher education recognized
for its excellence. The Marshall Scholarships serve as a way to commemorate the humane
ideals of the Marshall plan conceived by General George C. Marshall. They express
the continuing gratitude of the British people to their American counterparts.
The scholarships have five main purposes: (1) to enable intellectually distinguished
Americans, their country's future leaders, to study in the U.K.; (2) to help scholars
gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain; (3) to contribute
to the advancement of knowledge in science, technology, and humanities and social
sciences and the creative arts at Britain's center of academic excellence; (4) to
motivate scholars to act as ambassadors from the U.S. to the U.K. and vice versa throughout
their lives thus strengthening British American understanding; and (5) to promote
the personal and academic fulfillment of each scholar.
Dollar value: The scholarships are tenable at any British university and cover two years of study
in any discipline, mostly at graduate level, leading to the award of a British university
degree. The total value of a Marshall Scholarship varies a little according to the
university selected by each Scholar but the figure tends to average to be about £20,000.
Number of scholarships: approximately 40
Eligibility:
- Be a U.S. citizen;
- Hold an undergraduate degree from and accredited four-year college or university in the United States by the time the scholarship is taken up;
- Have a GPA of not less than 3.7 on their undergraduate degree;
- Have graduated from their undergraduate college or university after April 2005;
- Not have studied for, or hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification from a British University.
Deadline: TBA
Application Procedures: Candidates may apply in one region only - either that in which they have their permanent
home address or ordinary place of residence/employment, or that in which they are
studying. Any candidate applying in more than one region will automatically be disqualified.
Candidates must submit their application on the online form provided on the Marshall
website. Applications must be endorsed by the President, Provost, or Academic Dean
of the applicant's educational institution (or employer). The online application must
be submitted and authorized by a designated member of staff at the applicant's educational
institution (or employer).
Contact:
Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission
Woburn House
20-24 Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9HF UK
Email: info@marshallscholarship.org