Prestigious Marshall Scholarship awarded to alumnus who wants to
change the world
It’s an esteemed award created for
College London (UCL), where Morris can
most selective awards for U.S. graduate
intellectually distinguished young
enhance his research skills and learn more
students, with an average four percent
Americans to study at a university in the
about various regional histories.
United Kingdom. The Marshall Scholarship is extremely competitive, and the chances
acceptance rate. Marshall scholars are selected based on academic merit,
“I am particularly interested in identities,
leadership potential, and ambassadorial
of winning it are slim, but Kevin Morris,
especially ethnic identities,” he said. “My
potential. Morris’ application was one of a
’17, persevered and was recently granted
academic concentrations center on how
few selected for the Atlanta region,
the award—a first for a Georgia College
ethnic identities coalesce, evolve, and
encompassing seven states. The Marshall
alumni or student.
influence decision-making at both the
receives approximately 1,000 university
group and individual level.” In fall 2019, he hopes to pursue a master’s
endorsed applications annually from across the U.S.
degree at the School of Slavonic and
Each year, up to 40 Marshall scholarships
Eastern European Studies at the University
are awarded nationwide. It is one of the
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Past Marshall scholars include Pulitzer-