Leading American students win 36 places on Britain’s prestigious Marshall Scholarship program
Official Announcement from the UK Government
Washington, DC (16 December 2024) –The British Government today announced the 36 winners of 2025 Marshall Scholarships. This new cadre - drawn from America’s most accomplished students - will begin graduate studies at top universities across the United Kingdom next year, following an intense selection process.
The Marshall Scholarship program was created by an Act of British Parliament in 1953 as a living memorial to former US Secretary of State General George C. Marshall and American assistance provided following World War II The scholarship allows up to three years of fully-funded graduate study in any academic topic at any university in the United Kingdom, home to 17 of the top 100 universities in the world. Over 2,200 Americans have received advanced UK degrees through the program since its inaugural class 70 years ago.
On announcing the new scholars, Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US said:
“Marshall Scholars continue to represent the very best of American society, dedicating their time and effort to address the some of the great challenges of our time, from cyber security and Artificial Intelligence to advancing our knowledge of the universe.
“The Marshall Scholarship remains an integral part of the U.K.-U.S. relationship, established through British gratitude to General Marshall at the end of WWII. We are delighted to welcome such a diverse and talented group of students to the U.K. next year as they continue their studies at some of the UK’s top academic institutions”
STEM fields feature heavily in this year’s class, which includes accomplished young mathematicians, scientists, doctors and engineers. Among them is Kathryn Lampo (Columbia University), who has designed autonomous robotic systems for space exploration and will soon help launch Columbia University’s first-ever cube satellites into space. Other winners include Travis Chai Andrade (Princeton University), who used historical postcards to examine representation and contemporary indigenous identity in his native Hawaii and Kaylyn Ahn (Northwestern University), a victims’ rights advocate appointed by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to serve on the state’s Commission on Women and Girls.
John Raine, Chair of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission said:
“Marshall Scholars are powerful advocates for excellence across a wide range of disciplines – it is fantastic to see such a diverse group of future leaders in careers across international relations, science, technology, health and the humanities. We look forward to welcoming them into the proud tradition of Marshall Scholars who have contributed so much to the UK, the U.S and the world.”
The program received 983 applications this year from candidates representing academic institutions across the United States. 26 universities across 16 US States are represented by the winners. Nearly a third of this year’s winners are from public or state universities as well as two winners representing U.S. military service academies. California State University- East Bay and the University of Nevada- Las Vegas received awards for the first time.
The program is principally funded by the British Government but also benefits from generous support through partnership arrangements with world-leading British academic institutions, allowing winners to pursue graduate degrees in almost any academic subject at any university in the UK. The 2025 class will take up their studies at 13 different institutions across the UK starting next September, ranging from Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh, to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
The scholarship program also continues to receive generous support from the Association of Marshall Scholars, the official alumni organisation of the Marshall Scholarship. The British Schools & Universities Foundation also provides generous support and funds for a scholarship.
The full list of 2025 recipients:
