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 2025) 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 2022; 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.

Deadlines for drafts in advance of campus deadline – June 3, June 24, July 8, July 22.
Campus Application Deadline – August 5, 2024

Campus Application Process

Because the university is required to nominate candidates for this opportunity, there is an internal application process. To be considered for university nomination, send an email to fellowships@osu.edu to request an application form. 

For best consideration, applicants must submit two drafts of their application form and resume in advance of the campus application deadline. Deadlines for your drafts are listed above; you may submit on two of the dates that work best for your schedule.

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 24, 2024, 5 pm

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