John Marshall Scholars

The John Marshall Scholars Program is an academic scholarship program that covers a majority of the cost of education for member students at Marshall University. Named to honor the Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall, the program affords a rigorous academic program and provides a full tuition/fees waiver and stipend to students with a composite ACT score of 30 or higher who have been accepted to the university. Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA in order to retain their scholarship.{{Cite web |title=John Marshall University Scholars Award Program |url=https://www.marshall.edu/murc/john-marshall-university-scholars-award-program/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Marshall University Research Corporation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Incoming Freshmen Merit-based Scholarships for West Virginia Residents |url=https://www.marshall.edu/sfa/types-of-aid/marshall-university-scholarships-for-wv-applicants/incoming-freshmen-scholarships/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Student Financial Assistance |language=en-US}}

John Marshall Scholars complete a program of interdisciplinary honors seminars and departmental honors courses. Examples of these interdisciplinary seminars include:

• Threads of Bale, exposing students to the literature and music of suffering in Northern Ireland and Appalachia.
• The History of Science, exploring the nature of scientific revolutions and their impact on society
• Global Terrorism
• Literary Ornithology
• Tolkien and Film
• Writing Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Post-Colonial Theory and Literature
• The American Constitution
• Endangered Species: Genetics and Policy
• The Roosevelts: The Years Before the White House
• Tests, Tests, and More Tests
• Castro's Cuba and the American Imagination