ROYAL HOLLOWAY MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS

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

The following Information has been provided by Royal Holloway, University of London.

General information

Royal Holloway is a research-intensive university with 25 academic departments spanning the arts and humanities, sciences, social sciences, management, economics and law. The University was founded by two social reformers who pioneered the ideal of education and knowledge for all who could benefit, and their vision lives on today. Through world-class research that expands minds and changes lives, the dedication of our teachers and the feel of the Royal Holloway experience, it is a community that inspires individuals to succeed academically, socially and personally.

Facts and figures

• The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 - we were ranked 29th.
• We remain within the top 25% of all UK research in Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
• Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 - Royal Holloway’s score puts us in the top 400 in the world, and joint 41st overall in the UK.
• Royal Holloway is placed 36th in the UK in the category of 'International Outlook': recognising our broader outlook as a global university. The rankings use three separate indicators to judge 'international outlook' - international staff ratio; international student ratio; and proportion of internationally co‐authored research papers.
• Total of 12,161 students. Of these, 9,509 are from the UK (including Channel Islands and I.O.M), 617 are from the European Union (EU), and 2,035 are international (outside the EU) students.
• 10,137 undergraduates, 1,372 postgraduate taught and 652 postgraduate research students.

Student life

Royal Holloway is located on a 135-acre campus surrounded by Surrey countryside, only a short walk from the town of Egham. Nearby towns include Staines and Windsor, with theatres, cinemas, shops and restaurants. Central London is only 40 minutes away by train, where the University also has a central London location at Bedford Square in Bloomsbury.