The Marshall scholarship allows academically high-achieving U.S. students to pursue graduate study in any field at any university in Britain. The scholarships were established in the aftermath of World War II to honor the wartime partnership between the United States and Britain. “[N]amed in honour of US Secretary of State George C Marshall, the Scholarships commemorate the humane ideals of the Marshall Plan and they express the continuing gratitude of the British people to their American counterparts.” This year’s 60th anniversary celebrations include a reception at which His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales awarded Marshall Medals to previous scholarship winners and Marshall Commission officials. You can join the celebration of this important anniversary through some photos of the reception. Anne Applebaum, one of this year’s Marshall Medal recipients is a columnist for the Washington Post and Slate and a former Marshall scholar. She described the program as “… truly one of the best-kept successes of British diplomacy: Every year, several dozen talented young Americans come to Britain to study – and all of them will eventually return home with a deeper understanding of the UK. Many will continue to promote the British-American relationship for the rest of their lives.”
Queens College students have won the Marshall in the past; why not consider applying to be one of the college’s future winners! The campus application deadline is in early September. Please review the application requirements, other helpful resources and guidance on the scholarship website and contact me or Dr. Ross Wheeler (ross.wheeler@qc.cuny.edu) for assistance.
