U.S. Military Academy CDT Knox Watson, Class of 2025, was selected to receive the prestigious Marshall Scholarship for continued academic study following graduation and commissioning in May.
This is the 51st Marshall Scholarship received by a U.S. Military Academy cadet.
The Marshall is one of the most competitive scholarships of its kind, the program was created by an Act of British Parliament in 1953 as a living memorial to former U.S. Secretary of State General George C. Marshall and American assistance provided following World War II. The scholarship supports fully funded graduate study in any academic topic at any university in the United Kingdom.
“Congratulations to Cadet Knox Watson and his mentors! We are tremendously proud as Knox joins a long legacy of West Point Marshall Scholars dedicated to service to our nation,” said Dean of the Academic Board BG Shane Reeves ’96.
Learn more about West Point’s Graduate Scholarship Program.
About the Marshall Scholar
Watson, who hails from Weston, Connecticut, is an American Politics major with a minor in Terrorism Studies at West Point. Watson served as a Presidential Fellow in the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress and interned at the White House and Defense Intelligence Agency. He leads West Point’s Model United Nations and Speech and Debate teams. Upon graduation, he will serve initially as an Armor officer and then as a Military Intelligence officer. As a Marshall Scholar, he intends to study comparative defense budgeting practices among allies in Oxford.
“The Marshall Scholarship is an incredible opportunity to contribute to the special relationship through study and service, which I’m excited to continue next fall in the United Kingdom. The program comes with a responsibility to maintain our nation’s bonds by representing West Point, the Army, and the United States at graduate school and beyond,” said Watson.
About the Marshall Scholarship
The Marshall Scholar program is a postgraduate opportunity funded by the British government for intellectually distinguished young Americans to study abroad at a university in the United Kingdom in any field of study. The goal of the program is to strengthen the relationship between the two countries for the good of mankind.
Learn more about the Marshall Scholarship.
Excerpt and image taken from https://www.westpoint.edu.
