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THE MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS
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ELIGIBILITY: US Citizens, graduating Seniors and recent graduates, 3.7 minimum G.P.A
PURPOSE: Post graduate study in the UK
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 12:00 Noon
CAMPUS DEADLINE: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 12:00 Noon
Application Timetable (.doc)
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DESCRIPTION:
The Marshall Scholarships were established by an Act of Parliament in 1953 and commemorate the humane ideals of the European Recovery Programme (Marshall Plan) instituted by U.S. General George Marshall in 1947. The stated objectives of the scholarship are to express the gratitude of the British people to the American people for the Marshall Plan and to promote intellectual, personal, and cultural exchange between the United States and the United Kingdom. The scholarships are funded by the British government and are administered in the U.K. by the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission and in the U.S. by the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the eight regional Consulates-General.
ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA:
Up to forty Marshall Scholarships are awarded annually to U.S. citizens for two years of post-graduate study in any discipline leading to the award of a British university degree. Third-year extensions are granted on a limited basis for strong academic reasons. For the awards tenable from October 2009, eligible candidates must have graduated from their undergraduate institution after April 2006. The qualities that selection committees seek in Marshall Scholars are described in the following statement:
In appointing Scholars the selectors will look for distinction of intellect and character as evidenced both by their scholastic attainments and by their other activities and achievements. Preference will be given to candidates who 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 to those who display a potential to make a significant contribution to their own society. Selectors will also look for strong motivation and seriousness of purpose, including the presentation of a specific and realistic academic program. (from Rules for Candidates.)
Applicants who are current students must receive endorsement from their current academic institution; if not currently a student, applicants may receive endorsement from their employer. Yale endorsement is given by the Yale Committee for the Marshall Scholarship and coordinated by the Office of International Education and Fellowship Programs (IEFP). Following institutional endorsement, candidates apply to the region in which they have their legal residence, or in which they are full-time students (Yale is in the Boston region). After examining the applications, Regional Committees invite selected candidates for personal interviews in mid-November.
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT:
Interested applicants should schedule an appointment with Kate Dailinger, Associate Director for UK Fellowships, 203-432-8685. No appointments made through email.
APPLICATION INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS:
All applicants seeking Yale endorsement for the Marshall should follow these steps:
- Refer to the Application Timetable (.doc) or if applicable Applying for Multiple UK Scholarships for further instructions.
- Consult the Marshall Scholarship Web site for information about the competition and universities in the UK.
- Review the official Marshall application materials, register as an applicant on the Marshall website, and prepare your application, including the personal statement, programme of study, and UK essays. Register your recommenders and be sure to trigger the system, well in advance of the campus application deadline of August 26, to send log-in information to those who will submit their letters to Yale via the online system. (If applicable, see Applying for Multiple UK Scholarships.)
- Register for the Marshall Scholarship on the Yale Student Grants Database; complete this registration by noon Wednesday, August 20. Note: Students should register after July 1, 2008.
- Download and complete the following Yale application materials:
- Submit application materials by the Campus Deadline, Noon Tuesday, August 26. Earlier applications are very welcome!
Please assemble and submit 5 packets, each consisting of:
- One copy of your Yale Marshall Application Cover Sheet (on top of "original" packet only).
- One signed copy of your Student Grants Database Marshall Registration Cover Sheet (on top of "original" packet only).
- A copy of your Marshall Application Form, including a copy of your Personal Statement, Proposed Academic Programme, and UK essay.
- A detailed resumé or list of activities and awards (two pages max).
- An official transcript for each college attended other than Yale, ideally sent directly to the Fellowships office ahead of time (we will pull an unofficial Yale transcript for the campus competition and help you to obtain an official Yale transcript if you are endorsed for the Marshall)
- Students applying for the Marshall Scholarship and the Rhodes and/or Mitchell may need to supplement their Marshall application materials with other materials. For details, see Applying for Multiple UK Scholarships.
In addition, by the campus application deadline (noon on Tuesday, August 26) the Yale Committee for the Marshall Scholarships will require your
Be sure to give your Dean and recommenders plenty of time to get their letters in by the deadline. (See Requesting Letters of Recommendation (.doc)).
And finally, you must click to submit your Marshall application electronically by the August 26 campus application deadline.
Submit all application materials by the Campus Application Deadline, Tuesday, August 26 (Noon):
Yale Committee for the Marshall Scholarships
c/o Office of International Education and Fellowship Programs
55 Whitney Avenue, Room 309, Box 208351
New Haven, CT 06520-8351
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