Marshall Scholarship
http://www.marshallscholarship.org/
> Intent-to-Apply Deadline: July 17, 2025
> Campus Deadline: August 17, 2025
> Campus Endorsement Decision: TBA, likely early September
> National Deadline: TBA, likely late September
Important: Only applicants who submit an 'Intent to Apply' form by their respective deadlines will be considered for endorsement. No exceptions will be made.
Eligibility requirements:
- U.S. citizen, or dual citizen who has resided in the U.S. for a period of time in addition to the period when they were studying for their undergraduate degree
- Undergraduate degree from accredited four-year college or university in the U.S. by September 2025 and graduated from their first undergraduate college after April 2022
- Minimum GPA of 3.7
- No prior study for or degree or degree-equivalent qualification from British universities/institutions
Award summary and conditions: The Marshall Scholarship finances American students of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to 50 scholars are selected each year to study at the graduate level at a UK institution in any field. The scholarship pays for university fees, living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the U.S. and, where applicable, partial support of a dependent spouse.
Candidates are selected who have the potential to excel as scholars, leaders and as contributors to improved UK-U.S. understanding. Assessment will be based on academic merit, leadership potential and ambassadorial potential. https://www.
One-Year Marshall Scholarship: The one-year scholarship is aimed at applicants who wish to study in the UK and have convincing reasons to pursue a one-year scholarship rather than the traditional two-year Marshall Scholarship. To be eligible for the one-year scholarship applicants must have a clear post-scholarship plan. This should demonstrate what the applicant plans to do immediately after the Marshall Scholarship and why one year spent in the UK would enhance these plans. It is a condition of the award that Marshall Scholars must proceed to a degree that can be completed within the 12 months. Nine- or ten-month graduate study programs are not eligible for this scholarship.
Two-Year Marshall Scholarship: The traditional Marshall Scholarship is tenable for two academic years but may be extended by the Commission, though not beyond the end of a third academic year. Third-year extensions are granted by the Commission on a limited basis, for strong academic reasons, subject to the availability of funds.
Candidates may apply for a one-year or a two-year scholarship but not both.
Application process: online (except for hard-copy official transcripts, which are mailed)
Application requirements: Applications are made in one of eight regions in the United States. Candidates may apply in the region of their home address or in the region of current residence/employment/study.
- Online application
- Letters of recommendation (3): Applicants should identify recommenders in the following order: the preferred recommender, a general recommender (who should have taught or supervised the applicant), and a leadership recommender; two of these recommenders must be located in the U.S.
- Institutional letter of endorsement
- Short answer on post-scholarship plans
- Personal statement
- Academic Proposal
- Leadership Statement
- Official transcripts (uploaded; PDF must include both grades and explanation pages)*
More information: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/applications/faqs
Faculty representative: Dr. Jess Hernandez
Campus nomination required: Yes
National committee interview: Yes
Contact: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/about/contactus