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            RULES FOR CANDIDATES WISHING TO                                       GENERAL 
            APPLY FOR A TWO YEAR MARSHALL                                        
            SCHOLARSHIP                                                          1. Up to fifty Marshall Scholarships will be awarded in 
                                                                                 2023. They are tenable at any British university and for 
            Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high                study in any discipline at graduate level, leading to the 
            ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom in a             award of a British university degree. (courses not funded 
            system of higher education recognised for its excellence.            are outlined below).   
                                                                                 Conditions  governing One Year Scholarships are 
            Founded by a 1953 Act of Parliament, Marshall                        set  out  in  a  separate set of Rules. 
            Scholarships are mainly funded by the Foreign,                       
            Commonwealth and Development Office and                              2.  Candidates are invited to indicate first and second 
            commemorate the humane ideals of the Marshall Plan                   choice courses at the same or different universities. 
            conceived by General George C Marshall. They express                 Expressions of interest in studying at universities other 
            the continuing gratitude of the British people to their              than Oxford, Cambridge and London institutions are 
            American counterparts.                                               particularly welcomed. Candidates are especially 
                                                                                 encouraged to consider the Marshall Partnership 
            The objectives of the Marshall Scholarships are:                     Universities. A course search  facility is available here:  
                                                                                 https://www.marshallscholarship.org/study-in-the- 
            •    To enable intellectually distinguished young                    uk/course-search 
                 Americans, their country’s future leaders, to study in          
                 the UK.                                                          NB: The selection of Scholars is based on our 
            •    To help Scholars gain an understanding and                       published criteria:  
                 appreciation of contemporary Britain.                            https://www.marshallscholarship.org/apply/criteria-
            •    To contribute to the advancement of knowledge in                 and-who-is-eligibleThis includes, under the academic 
                 science, technology, the humanities and social                   criteria, a range of factors, including a candidate’s 
                 sciences and the creative arts at Britain’s centres of           choice of course, choice of university, and academic 
                 academic excellence.                                             and personal aptitude. Selected candidates will be 
                                                                                  expected to apply to their first-choice university and 
            •    To motivate Scholars to act as ambassadors from                  course listed on their Marshall application. Requests 
                 the USA to the UK and vice versa throughout their                to change after selection will not be considered 
                 lives thus strengthening British American                        unless candidates are unsuccessful in the outcome of 
                 understanding.                                                   their first-choice application, or the course is no 
            •    To promote the personal and academic fulfilment of               longer running.’ 
                 each Scholar.                                                   
                                                                                3.  Candidates do not need to have applied for or be 
            In   appointing   Scholars   the   Selectors   will   look   for     accepted at a British university before they apply for a 
            candidates who have the potential to excel as Scholars,              Marshall Scholarship. However, applicants should be 
            as  leaders  and  as  contributors  to  improved  UK-US              aware that there are some courses with early deadlines at 
            understanding.  Assessment will be based on academic                 institutions (including but not limited to University of 
            merit, leadership potential and ambassadorial potential.             Oxford, University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy 
            Details of the criteria used for selection can be found on           of Music) that have early deadlines throughout October – 
            the website.                                                         early January which could precede an offer of the 
                                                                                 scholarship or correspondence from the Commission. 
            The   conditions   of   award,   application   and   selection       Applicants are encouraged to remain informed of course 
            procedures are set out in this document.                             deadlines and should prepare accordingly.  
                                                                                    
                                                                                Once a Scholar has been selected and accepted the offer, 
                                                                                they will receive a confirmation letter from the Commission 
                                                                                in early to mid-December and will be expected to complete 
                                                                                an application for their first choice UK university 
                                                                                programme (if not already completed).  The decision to 
                                                                                accept a Scholar is with the University, and the 
                                                                                Commission has no influence on the outcome of UK 
                                                                                university applications. The Marshall Commission cannot, 
                                                                                therefore, guarantee that a Marshall Scholar will be 
                                                                                admitted to the university of their choice. The Marshall 
                                                                                team will be available during this process, and we 
                                                                                encourage Scholars to seek advice and guidance at the 
                                                                                earliest opportunity (please note that the offices will be 
           closed during the holiday period).                                    
                                                                                 Candidates are only allowed to apply for either the 
           When a Scholar receives an offer from Oxford or                       one year or the two year Marshall Scholarship. Any 
           Cambridge, the Commission will identify the College at                candidate found applying for both will automatically 
           which a Scholar should seek a place.                                  be disqualified. 
                                                                                 
           4. Final selection of candidates is made by eight regional            COURSE SELECTION 
           selection panels in the US.                                           
                                                                                8. The following courses are NOT funded on the two year 
            AWARDS                                                               Marshall Scholarship: 
                                                                                 
           5. The total value of a Marshall Scholarship varies                        •   Second BA/BSc (undergraduate) Degrees 
            according to the circumstances (place of residence,                       •   MBA (any university) 
           selected university, etc.) of each Scholar but the figure                  •   MSc/MFE Financial Economics (any university) 
           tends on average to be about £38,000 a year. This                          •   PG Diplomas/Certificates in any subject (any 
           comprises:                                                                     university) 
            •    a personal allowance to cover residence and cost of                  •   Degrees leading to professional qualifications in 
                 living expenses at the current stipend rate of £1,116                    medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and law 
                 per month for Scholars studying outside of London                        (these degrees typically take 5 years to 
                 and £1,369 for those studying in London. The stiped                      complete) 
                 rates are set by the UK government are reviewed in                   •   Degrees that require extended periods away 
                 October each year.;                                                      from the University or the UK, including joint 
            •    payment of tuition fees;                                                 degrees with Universities not in the UK 
            •    fares to and from the United States;                                 •   Distance Learning Degrees 
            •    Claimable allowances totalling approximately                         •   15 or 28 Month Masters Degrees 
                 £3,300:                                                              •   Supervised research not leading to a degree 
                         a grant for books;                                              qualification 
                         a  grant  for  approved  travel  in  connection             •   Courses that start in January 
                          with studies;                                          
                         payment of necessary daily expenses for                NB Candidates who list any of the qualifications not 
                          travel between place of residence and place            funded by the Marshall Commission on their 
                          of study, provided the distance between the            application will not be invited to an interview. 
                          two is reasonable;                                     
                         a  grant  for  the  cost  of  preparation  of  any     In addition, if a candidate puts Oxford, Cambridge or 
                          thesis submitted for examination, if required;         Imperial College, King’s College London, LSE or UCL as 
                         shipping of property to and from the United            their first choice institution none of these universities can 
                          States                                                 be listed as second choice institutions. 
                                                                                 
           6. Marshall Scholarships are not subject to UK Income                 The following should also be noted: 
           Tax but may be considered taxable income by the US                    
           Internal Revenue Service.                                                  •   University  of  London: under  the  university’s 
                                                                                          regulations it is not possible to complete a 
            ELIGIBILITY                                                                   research MPhil degree in less than two years. 
            
           7. To qualify for 2023 Two Year awards, candidates                    
           should:                                                                    •   University of Cambridge: under the university’s 
             •    be citizens of the United States of America (at the                     regulations it  is  not  possible  to  undertake  two 
                  time they apply for a scholarship);                                     MPhil degrees at Cambridge 
             •    (by the time they take up their scholarship ie                 
                  September 2023) hold their first undergraduate                 PARTNERSHIP MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS 
                  degree from an accredited four-year college or                 
                  university in the United States;                              9. The Marshall Commission has partnership 
             •    have obtained  a  grade  point  average  of  not  less         Scholarships with: 
                  than 3.7 on their undergraduate degree at the time                
                 of application (if the last grades the candidate                  University of Bath  
                 received were Fall 2020 this GPA will be used).                   University of Birmingham  
             •   have  graduated  from  their  first  undergraduate                University of Bradford  
                 college or university after April 2020.                           University of Bristol  
             •   not have studied for or hold a degree or degree-                  Cardiff University 
                 equivalent qualification from a UK University or                  University  of  Dundee  (College  of  Life 
                 GCSE or A level qualifications  undertaken  in  the               Sciences)  (PhD  only 
                 UK.                                                               Durham University  
                                                                                 University of East Anglia  
             University of Edinburgh                                                    NB: Candidates for all of these Scholarships will 
             University of Exeter                                                       compete in the main Marshall Scholarship 
             University of Glasgow                                                      competition and if no-one of sufficient quality is 
             Guildhall School of Music and Drama                                        found these Scholarships will not be offered. 
             University of Hull                                                        
             Imperial College London                                                  10. NIH Marshall Scholarships. These Scholarships are 
             Keele University                                                          jointly funded by the Marshall Commission and the 
             University of Kent                                                        National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. These 
             King’s College London                                                     Scholarships will support research students specifically 
             University of Leeds                                                       in the subject areas of bioscience, medicine and related 
             University of Liverpool                                                   disciplines with a predominant application in bioscience. 
             London School of Economics and Political Science                          Applicants may study at any appropriate UK Institution. 
             London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine                            Anyone who is selected for a Marshall Scholarship in 
             University of Manchester                                                  Biosciences and wishes to complete a PhD will be 
             Newcastle University                                                      eligible for this Scholarship. For more information 
             University of Nottingham                                                  please see: 
             Queen Mary University of London                                            https://www.marshallscholarship.org/study-in-the-  
             Queen’s University Belfast                                                 uk/partnership-scholarships 
             University of Reading                                                     
             Royal Holloway, University of London                                       NB: to apply for this programme you will need to 
             Royal Northern College of Music                                            apply for both the Marshall Scholarship and the NIH 
             School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)                              Programme. If you wish to apply for a non- 
             University of St Andrews                                                   Oxford/Cambridge please indicate on your NIH 
             University of Sheffield                                                    application that you are applying for a Marshall 
             University of Southampton                                                  Scholarship. 
             University of Surrey 
             University of Sussex 
             University College London 
             University of Warwick 
             University of York 
             
             To  be  considered           for    the   Partnership  Marshall 
             Scholarships   you   must   include   any   of   the   above 
             institutions on your application form as your first choice. 
             For further information on these Scholarships please see  
             https://www.marshallscholarship.org/study-in-the-  
             uk/marshall-partner-universities 
             
             In addition the Marshall Commission has partnerships 
             with the following Oxford and Cambridge Colleges: 
             Balliol College, Oxford 
             Christ Church, Oxford 
             Christ’s College, Cambridge 
             Downing College, Cambridge 
             Emmanuel College, Cambridge 
             Exeter College, Oxford 
             Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 
             King’s College, Cambridge 
             Lincoln College, Oxford 
             Magdalen College, Oxford (DPhil only) 
             New College, Oxford 
             Newnham College, Cambridge 
             Nuffield College, Oxford 
             Oriel College, Oxford 
             Pembroke College, Cambridge 
             Somerville College, Oxford 
             St John’s College, Cambridge 
             Trinity College, Cambridge 
             Trinity College, Oxford 
             University College, Oxford