Weston Student Awarded Marshall Scholarship

WESTON, CT — A Weston student won a 2025 Marshall Scholarship, announced on Monday by the British government.

Knox Watson of Weston, currently attending the United States Military Academy, was one of just 36 winners for 2025.

The Marshall Scholarship program was created by an Act of British Parliament in 1953 as a living memorial to former US Secretary of State General George C. Marshall and American assistance provided following World War II. The scholarship allows up to three years of fully-funded graduate study in any academic topic at any university in the United Kingdom. Over 2,200 Americans have received advanced UK degrees through the program since its inaugural class 70 years ago.

The program received 983 applications this year from candidates representing academic institutions across the United States. Twenty-five universities across 16 states are represented by the winners.