Who is Eligible

To be eligible for a 2009 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 2009) 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 2006.
• not have studied for, or hold a degree or degree-equivalent qualification from a British University.