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Marshall, Rhodes - Common Application for Endorsement
Competition Type
Global/National - Yale Endorsement

Brief Description:

Important note: There are two campus deadlines that you must meet to be considered for Yale's endorsement:

First campus deadline - 1pm on July 15, 2025

You must complete the following actions in this common application by the first campus deadline:

  • Start an application in this common application
  • Request three letters of recommendation (personally and via this common application)
  • Indicate your preferred UK graduate courses  

If you miss the first campus deadline you will NOT be able to apply for Yale's endorsement for these fellowships this year.

If you meet the first campus deadline, you may then proceed and must meet the second campus deadline.

Second campus deadline - 1pm, July 31, 2025

By the second campus deadline, you must do the following:
  • Submit a complete application via this common application
  • Ensure that your letters of recommendation have been submitted

The minimum GPA requirement for Yale's endorsement process is 3.8

All applicants must read the timeline of the Yale endorsement process for full details.

Applicants seeking Yale’s endorsement for the Marshall, and/or US or Canadian Rhodes, Henry, and Keasbey must apply via this common application.

Institutional endorsement is not required for Rhodes applicants from other countries (except for the Global Rhodes competition). The Office of Fellowships will advise any Yale applicants for the Rhodes for other countries, and may be able to put you in touch with previous applicants from your country.

Description:

To apply for the Marshall and/or the US and Canadian, and Global Rhodes scholarships, students must apply for endorsement from their undergraduate institution. Graduate students in their second or later year of graduate study are advised to apply for endorsement from their graduate institution.

Applicants for Yale's endorsement must refer to the Yale Application Timeline for full details of the endorsement process.

Rhodes Scholarship


Global Rhodes Scholarship


All applicants who apply via this common application may indicate that they would also like to be considered for the Keasbey and Henry Scholarships.


Institutional endorsement (and therefore a campus application) is not required for Rhodes applicants from other countries (except the Global Rhodes), the Office of Fellowships will gladly advise ANY Yale applicants for the Rhodes, and may be able to help put you in touch with previous applicants from your country.

Non-US students who wish to apply for the Henry Scholarship must do so via the Henry Fellowship application for Non-US applicants.

Application Information:

There are two campus deadlines that you must meet to be considered for Yale's endorsement. 

First campus deadline

You must complete the following actions in this common application by the first campus deadline of 1pm on July 15, 2025
  • Start an application in this common application
  • Request three letters of recommendation (personally and via this common application)
  • Indicate your preferred UK graduate courses 
If you miss the first campus deadline you will NOT be able to apply for Yale's endorsement for these fellowships this year.

If you meet the first campus deadline, you may then proceed and must meet the second deadline.

Second campus deadline - 1pm, July 31, 2025

By the second campus deadline, you must do the following:
  • Submit a complete application via this common application
  • Ensure that your letters of recommendation have been submitted
The minimum GPA requirement for Yale's endorsement process is 3.8

For full details of how to apply for Yale's endorsement for the Marshall, and/or Rhodes (American or Canadian), via this common application, see the Yale Application Timeline.

Required materials that you must provide:

  1. Answers to 6 essay prompts: please see the Yale application timeline and Canvas course for details on what to submit for which fellowships.
  2. Letters of Reference: THREE (TWO from people who have taught you/supervised academic research and ONE character/leadership letter.)
  3. Yale College transcript: for the initial campus competition, unofficial Yale College transcripts are sufficient. Please see the campus application timeline for further information, including specific instructions to Marshall applicants.
  4. Transcripts from institutions other than Yale College, if applicable.
  5. Resume/List of Activities and Awards (2 pages max)
The six essay prompts are based around:
  • Personal Statement
  • Academic Statement
  • Leadership
  • Ambassadorial Potential
  • Post Scholarship Plan
  • Reflection on Challenge

Note for all applicants on the use of AI and reviewing application materials: In submitting this application for endorsement, you must attest that you are the sole editor of your written work from draft to final form. If you are endorsed for the Rhodes and/or Marshall scholarships, you will be asked to sign an attestation with the Rhodes and/or Marshall organizations that you are the sole editor of your written work from draft to final form. Both the Rhodes Trust and the Marshall Commission have strict policies on the use of AI and review of drafts. Those same policies apply to this application. Refer to the official guidelines for exact details.

Letters of institutional endorsement are asked to include a complementary statement. This means that:

  • Applicants may not seek (or receive) from anyone any comments or feedback on essays for the Rhodes.  However, you may—and indeed are strongly encouraged to—talk over your graduate school plans, career goals, and personal aspirations with advisers and mentors before you begin your draft.  Also, should a recommender request a draft of your essay to assist in writing in support of your application, you may properly share a draft; but you should at the same time ensure that your recommender understands that he or she may not in any way share any comments or feedback on your essays.
  • Applicants for Yale’s endorsement for the Rhodes will be asked to upload a version of their personal statement. They will not receive feedback or comments on this during the endorsement process.
  • Applicants for endorsement for the Marshall and the Rhodes will be asked to upload their Marshall personal statement only.
If in doubt, please seek advice from the Fellowships office. In general, applicants may wish to refer to the Office of Fellowships policy on honesty in fellowship applications and essays

Concurrent applications:

As you are applying for Yale's endorsement for the Marshall/Rhodes via this application, you also need to:

  • Start your Marshall/Rhodes application in the relevant external application portal. (You will not finalize or submit these until you have received endorsement from Yale.)
  • Start your departmental application to your chosen program of study in the UK.
If you are selected for Yale's endorsement, you will finalize your application and submit it to the relevant external application portal for review by the national committee. See the timeline for further details.

Special Eligibility Requirements:

  • To apply for Yale's endorsement for the Marshall, and/or Rhodes (US/Canadian), Henry, and/or Keasbey a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.8 (without rounding up) is required.
  • US citizenship is required for the Marshall and the Rhodes, with the exception of the Canadian Rhodes.
  • Permanent residents of the US are eligible to apply for the US Rhodes.
  • DACA students are eligible to apply for the US Rhodes.
  • The Keasbey Scholarship is open to US students only.
  • The Henry Scholarship is open to US and Non-US students. Non-US students must apply via the Henry Scholarship application for Non-US applicants.
Please see the Rhodes website for more details.

See the other eligibility requirements for each fellowship, as listed in the Student Grants Database and on the official websites.

AGE ELIGIBILITY | Rhodes Applicants: Upon entry to Oxford, the candidate must either be under 25 years of age, OR up to a maximum age of 28 years if they have completed their first undergraduate degree within the last two years. 
GRADUATE STUDENTS | Rhodes Applicants: Applicants in their first year of graduate study are advised to seek endorsement from their undergraduate institution. Graduate students in their second or later year of graduate study are advised to apply for endorsement from their graduate institution.

Applicants who are endorsed for the Marshall/Rhodes, and who have indicated they would like to be considered for the Henry and Keasbey Scholarships, will constitute the shortlist for the Henry/Keasbey. Following the announcements of the Marshall/Rhodes Scholarships in the fall, the selection of Henry/Keasbey awardees will take place.

Restrictions to Use of Award:

The official rules for each fellowship are available via their websites.

None of these scholarships may be deferred.

Links to Additional Information:

  8. Book a Fellowships advising appointment

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Alison Bumke at alison.bumke@yale.edu

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