Marshall Scholarship

• Be a US citizen (at the time they apply for a scholarship);
• (By the time they take up their scholarship i.e. September 2024) hold their first undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the US;
• Have a GPA of not less than 3.7 on their undergraduate degree at the time of application;
• Have graduated from their first undergraduate college or university after April 2020; and
• 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.

Marshall Scholarship selection criteria include:

• Academic merit
• Leadership potential
• Ambassadorial potential

• Application form that includes:
  • Biographical information
  • Five 500-word essays addressing professional aspirations, research experience, leadership experience, proposed program of study, and additional information (specific prompts included on application form); and
  •  Two short response lists.
•  Two-page resume consisting of college activities and honors;
• A completed waiver.
• Transcripts from other institutions attended (copies, screenshots, etc are ok). · 3-8 letters of recommendation emailed directly to fellowships@osu.edu.

Campus Application Deadline – May 4, 2023

Campus Application Process

Because the university is required to nominate candidates for this opportunity, there is an internal application process. For support on your application, reach out to fellowships@osu.edu at any time while the applications are open.

To be considered for university nomination, send an email to fellowships@osu.edu to request an application form. Plan to submit all of the materials listed above, including letters of recommendation, to fellowships@osu.edu by 5 p.m. on the campus deadline. A panel of faculty and distinguished scholars will convene to review applications and conduct interviews with a select number of applicants. Ohio State aims to announce nominees in May 2023. The nominees will then work with faculty and staff to create a competitive application for the national deadlines in October.

National Application Deadline – September / October 2023, exact date TBD

Undergraduate Fellowship Office staff will communicate with nominees about revision processes and additional internal deadlines.