Scholarships Merit-based
The Government of the United Kingdom

Marshall Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
24 Sep 2026
Application deadline

About

As future leaders, with a lasting understanding of British society, Marshall Scholars strengthen the enduring relationship between the British and American peoples, their governments and their institutions.

Marshall Scholars are talented, independent and wide-ranging, and their time as Scholars enhances their intellectual and personal growth. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Tuition fee waiver and other costs

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • living expenses
  • accommodation
  • travel expenses
  • spouse child care

Description

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 graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study.

Benefits

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

  • Open only to United States citizens who (at the time they take up their Scholarship) hold a first degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States with a minimum GPA of 3.7. To qualify for awards tenable from October 2024, candidates must have graduated from their undergraduate college or university after April.
  • Persons already studying for or holding a British degree or degree-equivalent qualification are not eligible to apply for a Marshall Scholarship. 

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

American

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

24 Sep 2026

(For receipt of applications in appropriate regional centre in US) late September/early-October of year preceding tenure.

Closing date: 24 September by 5pm in the time zone by endorsing location. 

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