Queen's University Belfast


QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP

This Scholarship is for Graduate Study in any subject at either Masters or Doctoral level at Queen's University Belfast and will be for two years (with a possibility of a third year for doctoral studies) . If awarded a Queen's University Belfast Marshall Scholarship candidates would be expected to study at Queen's University Belfast.

The following information is taken from the Queen's University Belfast website:

The University's mission is to provide the widest possible access to learning through international excellence in teaching and research in an environment of equality, tolerance and mutual respect, thereby enhancing educational, economic, social and cultural development in Northern Ireland and throughout the world Queen's University Belfast has a record of academic achievement which stretches back more than 150 years. Founded by Queen Victoria, the Queen's University in Ireland, was designed to be a non-denominational alternative to Trinity College Dublin which was controlled by the Anglican Church. The University was made up of three Queen's Colleges - in Cork, Galway and Belfast. The most significant date in the early years of the University's life was 1908 when the three Queen's Colleges, and the Royal University (which replaced the Queen's University in Ireland in 1879), were dissolved and replaced by the Queen's University of Belfast and the National University of Ireland.

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Winners of the QUB Marshall Scholarships

Jamie Gianoutsos
US University: Baylor University

Jamie Gianoutsos, of Amarillo, Texas, is completing a BA in Political Science and Great Texts at Baylor University. Chosen as Outstanding Student in both majors, Jamie focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to political philosophy. She is writing an honors thesis on John Locke's view of civic education, has published an article in a peer-reviewed journal, and co-authored an article in an encyclopedia. Jamie is Baylor's Electoral Commissioner, a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, a classically trained pianist, and founder of Kappa Kappa Nu Medieval Honors Society. At Queen's University, Belfast, Jamie will read for a Master's degree in "Reconceiving the Renaissance." She also plans to earn a research Msc in Political Theory at the London School of Economics.

Eric Gardiner
US University: United States Naval Academy

Eric Gardiner, from Upland, CA, will graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. in Political Science and a minor in French. Upon graduation, he will be commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy with a billet to become a Naval Special Warfare Officer. Eric interned at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and was a four-year member and co-captain of the varsity water polo team. He also served as a Plebe Summer Squad Leader and his company's Chief of Staff. He will pursue a MA in Terrorism, Violence, and Security from Queen's University in Belfast.