Marshall PostGraduate Scholarships 2010/11-United Kingdom
Posted by sakshi on September 14, 2009
Marshall Scholarships for Graduates for the academic year 2010/11 in UK
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom in a system of higher education recognized for its excellence. The objectives of the program are as follows: to enable intellectually distinguished young Americans, their country’s future leaders, to study in the UK; to help scholars gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain; to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in science, technology, the humanities and social sciences and the creative arts at Britain’s centers of academic excellence; to motivate scholars to act as ambassadors from the US to the UK and vice versa throughout their lives thus strengthening British American understanding; to promote the personal and academic fulfillment of each scholar.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for a 2010 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 ie September 2010) 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 (or A-) on their undergraduate degree. (Exceptions will be considered only on the specific recommendation of the sponsoring college.
- have graduated from their first undergraduate college or university after April 2007.
- not have studied for, or hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification from a British University.
How to apply:
Candidates must submit their application on the online form provided. Applications must be endorsed by the President, Provost, or Academic Dean of the applicant’s educational institution (or employer). The online application must be submitted and authorised by a designated member of staff at the applicant’s educational institution (or employer). NB Your institution may have earlier deadlines for submission of your application. Whether this is the case or not you must submit your application in a timely manner in order for your institution to be able to authorise it for submission by 1 October 2009.
Application deadline:
1 October 2009.
Source:
http://www.marshallscholarship.org/applications/
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