The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission will offer one Marshall Sherfield Fellowship for 2027. The first such Fellowships were awarded in 1998 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan.
The Marshall Sherfield Fellowships are funded by the Marshall Sherfield Fellowship Foundation and administered by the Marshall Commission. They enable outstanding American scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians to undertake postdoctoral research for one or two academic years at a British university or research institute in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
The Fellowships are named after Sir Roger Makins FRS, later Lord Sherfield (1904-1996), British Ambassador to the United States from 1953 to 1956 and the architect of the Marshall Scholarships programme. He went on to be the Chairman of the Marshall Commission, and of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, and from 1970-1992 was Chancellor of the University of Reading.
The aim of the Marshall Sherfield Fellowships is to introduce American scientists and engineers to the cutting edge of UK science and engineering. The Fellowships are intended to build long-term contacts and strengthen research links between the United Kingdom and the United States in key scientific fields. Their wider objectives are similar to those of the Marshall Scholarships programme:
- To enable intellectually distinguished young Americans, their country’s future leaders, to study in the UK.
- To help fellows gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain.
- To contribute to the advancement of knowledge in STEM subjects at Britain’s centres of academic excellence.
- To motivate fellows to act as ambassadors from the USA to the UK and vice versa throughout their lives thus strengthening British American understanding.
- To promote the personal and academic fulfilment of each fellow.
For more information about eligibility criteria, duration of programme and how to apply, please see our website: Applications – Marshall Scholarships.