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British Marshall Scholarship
What:
A scholarship for two years' study at a British university, with the possibility of a third year. This scholarship is funded by the British government.
Who is eligible:
Any U.S. citizen who graduated from an undergraduate institution after April 2007. Winners must have graduated from a college or university in the U.S. at the time they take up residence in a British university. Requires a 3.7+ GPA. Applicants may be married. In practice, most applicants are unmarried seniors who intend to graduate the following spring or summer.
Selection Procedure:
The U.S. is divided into five regions; candidates apply in October in one of these, either the region in which they are legally a resident or the one in which they go to school. California is in the Pacific Region. Promising applicants are interviewed in early November by their Region board and winners are announced soon afterward. In 1995, UC Irvine garnered its first winner in the history of the campus. Kelly Maglia, who earned bachelor's degrees in drama and music from UC Irvine, studied theater arts and English at the University of London's Goldsmiths College.
Deadline: Pre-Application 4/12/2010 (Due to SOP)
Who wins:
The 'Rules for Candidates' say that Marshall Scholars should possess "distinction of intellect and character as evidenced both by their scholastic attainment and by their other activities and achievements." They should combine "high academic ability with the capacity to play an active part in the life of the United Kingdom university to which they go, and [the potential] to make a significant contribution to their own society."
Winners typically have outstanding academic and extracurricular records, are active in community life, and have a breadth of interests and talents. One past interviewer says they look for "evidence of intellectual or artistic distinction apart from high grades; originality, quality of minds, as well as something distinctive experientially."
Winners present a compelling personal statement of interests and pursuits and a statement of a definite and sensible program of study at a particular British university. Expressions of interest in studying at universities other than Oxford and Cambridge are particularly welcomed. Most winners intend academic, business, or public service careers. Detailed descriptions of past winners are available in the Scholarship Opportunities Program Office in 1200 Student Services II, along with the 'Rules for Candidates,' application forms and other materials.
Finances:
Each scholarship is worth about £20,000 per year and covers tuition costs, books, travel and living expenses.
Comments:
The Marshall Scholarship is a highly competitive and highly prestigious award. It is generally regarded along with the Rhodes Scholarship as one of the most prestigious scholarships an American university student can receive.
World Wide Web: Further information and applications are available at:
http://www.marshallscholarship.org
For applications and more information, contact the Scholarship
Opportunities Program at 824-5461 in the Office of the Campuswide
Honors Program, 1200 Student Services II.
SOP is able to provide counseling and applications to UCI Students only.
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Division of Undergraduate Education