The Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
The CrossRoads Office is also the official center for advising
and mentoring students who are interested in competing for the prestigious
Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, which provide for two to three years
of graduate study in the United Kingdom. The programs are not funded or
otherwise supported by the Project, but our web-based information is located
here for ease of access.
Information Sesions
The next info session will likely be scheduled
for early February. The application process will begins in the
spring of your junior year for placement the fall following your
graduation.
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Please refer to the five
steps listed below.
Don't wait. Start researching
now!
Please visit the Rhodes and Marshall
Official Site
links highlighted below. Updated application information
is not available until May or June of the year that you apply. You apply
in the fall of your senior year for placement the following year.
- Example: You begin developing your personal statement & eliciting
your eight references in March/April for submission that same fall.
Placement is for the following academic year.
Although these scholarships are primarily for juniors and above,
underclassmen can begin thinking about the application process well in
advance by reviewing the links below.
If you are a JUNIOR (or a senior who is waiting one year before
starting graduate school) and have decided to pursue
these scholarships, here are the steps to follow whether you
are on-campus or studying abroad:
- Email crossroads@hope.edu to officially
inform us that you will be participating in the Rhodes and Marshall
application process.
- An initial draft of your personal statement is due in our
office sometime in March of the year you plan to apply
(via hard copy or e-mail).
- Several appointments will follow with Dr.
Cunningham over the next several months to review drafts of your statement.
If you
are
studying
abroad, your contact will be via e-mail. A one-on-one can be scheduled
as soon as you are available, preferably by early summer.
- Begin making a list of eight to ten individuals, normally
Hope faculty, who you think could write a very strong letter of
recommendation
on your behalf. We will need these names, along with complete
contact information for off-campus persons (including email), by
late April.
- Once you have at least eight confirmed recommendations, please
complete this Google form to enter your information: Proceeding
with R/M application process.
- The actual application will be submitted on-line in September of
your senior year.
Sample Winning Essays - from both programs
are provided on the University
of Michigan's web site.
Rhodes Scholarship Official Site -
Along left hand column, see especially
Scholarship Information, Regulations
& Application, FAQ-Should
I Apply? and Recent
Scholars sections.
Marshall Scholarship Official Site -
Links across the top: see especially About and Rules
for Candidates.
All About Study in the UK: The British Council-USA
First rate starting point for learning about courses and degree programs
available in the UK.
The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Helps you find courses and degree programs throughout the UK.
Hope College students that have received
these prestegious awards
Updated: 10-Nov-2011
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