The Marshall Scholarship for US citizens to study in the UK

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom. Up to 50 young Americans are selected each year to study a graduate degree at a UK university, in any field of study. The Marshall Scholarship Programme aims to enable intellectually distinguished young Americans, their country’s future leaders, to study in the UK.

Any UK university

Masters degree in any subject with exceptions listed at this link.

Up to 50 scholarships are awarded annually

US citizens

The scholarship covers 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.

The Two Year Marshall Scholarship is tenable for 2 academic years (ie 22 months), but may be extended by the Commission, though not beyond the end of a third academic year. Third-year extensions are granted by the Commission on a limited basis, for strong academic reasons, subject to the availability of funds.

The One Year Marshall Scholarship is tenable for 1 academic year (ie 12 months) and cannot be extended.

To be eligible for a 2026 Marshall Scholarship, candidates must:

• • 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 2026) 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. Rounded GPA’s are not accepted.
• • Have graduated from their first undergraduate college or university after April 2023.
• • 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.

Applications are made in one of eight regions in the United States. Candidates may apply in one region only – either that in which they have their permanent home address or ordinary place of residence/employment, or that in which they are studying.  The application closing date is specific to each regional centre.

The deadlines for the 2025 Marshall Competition are: 16 September 2025 for applicants and recommenders at 5:00pm in the time zone your university is located and 18 September 2025 for endorsement and submission by US Institution at 5:00pm in the time zone your university is located.

It is important to read the how to apply page and visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.