Marshall Scholarships

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at the graduate level at a U.K.  institution in any field of study.

Deadline: September

Value: university fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States and, where applicable, a contribution towards the support of a dependent spouse.

Eligibility: Be citizens of the United States of America (at the time they apply for a scholarship); (By the time they take up their scholarship i.e. September) hold their first undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States; Have obtained a grade point average of not less than 3.7 on their undergraduate degree at the time of application. Have graduated from their first undergraduate college or university after April 2020; Not have studied for, or hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification from a British University or GCSE or A Levels taken at school in the UK.

Major: Open

Fellowship Type: Graduate

Category: International

Nomination: Yes; Contact the Fellowships Office

Website: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/

 

Marshall Application Deadlines

  • Internal Deadline: August 26, 2024.
  • National Deadline: September 24, 2024, 5pm ET.

Marshall Recommended Steps and Timeline

  1. By June 10, 2024: Complete pre-application and nomination agreement form. Review the eligibility criteria to ensure you are eligible for the award and identify the master's degree program to which you'd like to apply.
  2. By June 17, 2024: Contact UK university faculty in identified programs.
  3. June - July, 2024: Complete drafts and revisions of essays.
  4. August 26, 2024: Internal deadline.
  5. Early - Mid September: Committee interview
  6. Mid-September: Notification of nomination committee decision.
  7. September 24, 2024, 5pm ET: Application DEADLINE.