MONTCLAIR, NJ — A student from Montclair has captured a competitive Marshall Scholarship and will be continuing her college studies in the United Kingdom.
This year’s scholarship class – which totaled 36 winners – had 12 recipients with ties to the British Consulate General in New York’s geographic region. They included Emily Springer of Montclair (Hunter College, City University of New York).
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
The 2025 winners from the British Consulate General in New York’s region will study at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Birmingham, Goldsmiths (University of London), and Imperial College London.
According to a news release from the British Consulate General-New York:
The program received 983 applications this year from candidates representing academic institutions across the United States. In total, 25 universities across 16 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.
The program is principally funded by the British government, but also benefits from support through partnership arrangements with British academic institutions. The scholarship program also continues to receive support from the Association of Marshall Scholars, the official alumni organization of the Marshall Scholarship. The British Schools & Universities Foundation also provides generous support and funds for a scholarship.
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