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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Unknown
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This scholarship is available to students from the USA.
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. At least 40 scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or, occasionally, undergraduate level at a UK institution in any field of study.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The total value of a Marshall Scholarship varies according to the circumstances (place of residence, selected university, etc.) of each Scholar.
A personal allowance to cover residence and cost of living expenses at the current stipend rate of £1,236 per month for Scholars studying outside of London and £1,516 for those studying in London.
The stiped rates are set by the UK government are reviewed in October each year and the first quarterly payment is received upon arrival to the UK.
Payment of tuition fees.
Fares to and from the United States.
Claimable allowances totalling approximately £3,500 include:
A grant for books;
A grant for approved travel in connection with studies;
Payment of necessary daily expenses for travel between place of residence and place of study, provided the distance between the two is reasonable;
A grant for the cost of preparation of anythesis submitted for examination;
Shipping of property to and from the United States.
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. They do not accept rounded GPA's.
- Have graduated from their first undergraduate college or university after April.
- 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.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
American
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Candidates fill out the form and submit it through the system to their undergraduate institution, the institution ensures that the application is complete and decides whether or not to endorse it.
If the Institution decides to endorse the application they will add the letter of endorsement and will then submit it through the system to the appropriate regional committee. Candidates should their institution as soon as possible if they are considering applying for a Marshall Scholarship.