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 2026) 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 2023; 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.
  • Multiple essays based upon the specific prompts included on application form.
• Two-page resume consisting of college activities and honors.
• A completed waiver.
• Transcripts from other institutions attended (copies, screenshots, etc. are ok).
• 3 letters of recommendation emailed directly to fellowships@osu.edu.

Deadline for at least one draft in advance of campus deadline – July 21.
Campus Application Deadline – August 4, 2025

Campus Application Process

Because the university is required to nominate candidates for this opportunity, there is an internal application process. Complete this Intent to Apply form to request the campus application form. 

To be considered for campus nomination: Submit at least one draft of your application for feedback by July 21. UFO staff will send feedback within 48 hours, and the expectation is that you will revise your materials based upon this feedback. The rationale for this requirement is that, over the course of multiple drafts, you will develop your materials by clarifying your vision and incorporating feedback (or justifying the choice not to). You may request feedback throughout the summer by submitting drafts of your materials.

By 5 pm on the campus deadline, submit all of the materials listed above, including letters of recommendation, to fellowships@osu.edu. A panel of faculty and distinguished scholars will convene to review applications and conduct interviews with a select number of applicants. The nominees will then work with faculty and staff to create a competitive application for the national deadlines in September.

For support on your application, reach out to fellowships@osu.edu at any time while the applications are open.
 

National Application Deadline – September 16, 2025

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