ABOUT THE AMS
The Association of Marshall Scholars undertakes a wide range of activities in furtherance of our mission, including:
Regional Events
with Marshall Scholars around the US, featuring exclusive conversations and experts.
Marshall Forum
an ongoing annual US-UK Strategic and Economic Dialogue about key transatlantic issues.
Grants of Support
for current scholars in the UK, including limited tuition support and funds to explore life in the United Kingdom.
US-UK Legislative Exchange program
an exchange between British MPs and members of the United States Congress.
polling & analysis
highlighting major current issues (e.g. Brexit), and investigating public perceptions of US-UK ties.
AMS newsletters
profiling alumni and their work across public and private sectors, and connecting Marshall Scholars to one another.
History of the Association of Marshall Scholars
MISSION
The Association of Marshall Scholars fosters personal and professional relationships among Marshall Scholars, supports and publicizes the aims of the Marshall Scholarship Program, and enhances the experience of Marshall Scholars Studying in the United Kingdom, thereby strengthening the enduring relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Association of Marshall Scholars (AMS) was formed in 1988 as a charitable organization for the following purposes:
to publicize the Marshall Scholarship Program in the United States and to provide information on British educational institutions and programs of study;
to aid in the selection of future Marshall Scholars and to assist them with any information of an educational or social nature which they might desire;
to maintain contact among Marshall Scholars and Marshall Scholar Alumni through publication of newsletters or by other appropriate means; and
to sponsor such programs that would further the charitable and educational aims of the Marshall Scholarship Program.
Since that time, under the leadership of several presidents, the AMS has held a variety of events for its members, participated in the annual sendoff of newly elected Marshall Scholars and maintained and published a directory of Marshall Scholars, first in print and more recently on its website.
In 2007, the AMS decided to increase its level of activity, including by the election of a new and larger Board of Directors and a larger slate of Officers. Specific committees of the Board have been formed to concentrate on priority activities of the AMS, including the following:
Governance and Nominating Committee
Finance and Audit Committee
Fund Development Committee
Events and Member Relations Committee
Communications Committee
Marshall Scholarship Program Committee
The reconstituted Board of Directors adopted the following mission statement for the AMS:
The Association of Marshall Scholars fosters personal and professional relationships among Marshall Scholars, supports and publicizes the aims of the Marshall Scholarship Program, and enhances the experience of Marshall Scholars Studying in the United Kingdom, thereby strengthening the enduring relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States.
To further this mission, the AMS is committed to hosting every year at least one regional event for Marshall Scholars in each of the eight consular regions of the United States and one national event. In addition, the AMS is raising money for a Program Support Fund, the annual income of which will be used to pay for “extras” to enhance the experience of the current Marshall Scholars studying in the United Kingdom. These initiatives have enjoyed strong support from the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, the British Embassy, and the Regional Consulates and have served to strengthen the ties among the AMS and those entities.
AMS team
Nell Breyer, Executive Director
Shannon Spence, Director of Communications
Sharan Chaggar-Kemp, Director of British Affairs
Anne Sutton (2020), Program Manager
