Student Fellowships and Awards
Marshall (British Marshall) Scholarship
Internal Deadline: September 5, 2013
Liaison: Ken Brashier
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Description
Marshall Scholarships 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. Named after General George C. Marshall, Marshall Scholarships express the continuing gratitude of the British people to their American counterparts.
The total value of the scholarship averages 23,000 British pounds a year; details regarding the Scholarship and its goals and financial support are described in the Scholarship website (see link below).
Eligibility
Graduating senior or graduate from their first undergraduate college after April 2010; U.S. citizen by October 1. Minimum 3.7 GPA. Applicants may not have studied for, or hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification from, a British university.
Selection Criteria
The annual selection of 40 scholars is based on a range of factors, including a candidate's choice of course, choice of university, and academic and personal aptitude.
Application Procedure
Interested students should pick up an internal application from Jo Cannon in Eliot 429 as soon as possible.
Only those who are nominated by the Fellowships and Awards Committee are required to complete the online application on the Marshall website. Although anyone who wants to go through the online process may do so, it is Reed's internal application that we need completed by the internal deadline.
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