York Marshall Scholarship


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YORK MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP


These Scholarships are for Doctoral Study in any subject offered at the University of York and will be for three years. If awarded a York Marshall Scholarship candidates would be expected to undertake research at York only.

Taken from the University of York website:

The University of York was founded in 1963 with 200 students. Since then, it has expanded to 11,000 students and has over 30 academic departments and research centres.

Academic excellence

From its inception, the University has concentrated on strong viable departments and teaching and research of the highest quality.
York has always been highly rated for the standards of its teaching, and its outstanding performance in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise is also recognition of the world-leading research activity in York. Twelve departments were ranked in the top ten in the country with almost all departments in the top 20.

The Collegiate System

The University has a collegiate system in which most staff and all students are members of colleges. Further information is available at www.york.ac.uk/univ/coll/.

The Campus

The main campus at Heslington is a 200-acre landscaped park, well known for its lake and wildfowl. Here the colleges and academic buildings are on a level site within walking distance of each other. Proximity to the historic city of York makes the University a popular choice and provides a pleasant working and residential environment.

The University has plans to expand its campus at Heslington East.

Former Students

Former students of the University include Editor of the Sunday Times, John Witherow; former Director-General of the BBC Greg Dyke; authors Jung Chang and Helen Dunmore; comedian Harry Enfield, and 10 MPs.

For the University of York website please go to: www.york.ac.uk

Winners of York Marshall Scholarship


John Calhoun

US University: University of Richmond


John Calhoun
John Calhoun, a native of the Bronx, N.Y., graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from the University of Richmond in 2009 with a B.A. in philosophy. Currently a Fulbright Scholar teaching English and researching comparative education policy in Taiwan, John is interested in how public policy can increase equality of opportunity throughout the world. John's interest in equity issues drove him to develop numerous social development programs in the Bronx, New Orleans and abroad. He will spend his first year as a Marshall Scholar pursuing an M.A. in 'Equity Issues in Education' at the University of York.