ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy women's rugby team captain Charlotte d'Halluin has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship, which provides up to two years of postgraduate study at a United Kingdom university. She is the 35th midshipman to earn the highly-competitive academic honor.
 
d'Halluin is the second member of the women's rugby team to receive a prestigious scholarship this year. Senior Abigail (AJ) Ward was one of 32 students nationwide awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for postgraduate study at Oxford University in November.
 
A mechanical engineering major, d'Halluin owns a 3.96 cumulative grade-point average through the 2023 spring semester. She is ranked 37th in Overall Order of Merit amongst the Naval Academy Class of 2024 and has garnered academic honors from the Naval Academy in six semesters.
 
d'Halluin started seven matches for Navy this fall. She finished tied with Miracle Haynes as the team leader in tries scored (three) and second in total points (15).
 
The Jersey City, N.J., native also serves as the operations officer for the Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference. Additionally, she is the commanding officer for the Formula SAE Capstone, which works to build the U.S. Navy Racing Team's first electric vehicle from scratch.
 
Upon graduation this May, she will commission as an officer in the United States Navy with a service selection assignment of submariner, duties she will assume after she completes her studies in the United Kingdom. She intends to pursue a Master of Science degree from the University of Edinburgh in energy, society and sustainability, as well as a Master of Research in urban sustainability and resilience at the University College London. Her proposed research is to investigate ways to reduce carbon emissions on Department of Defense facilities across the globe.
 
Marshall Scholarships were founded by an Act of Parliament in 1953 to commemorate the humane ideals of the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan). The goals of the program include enabling future leaders of America the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom, helping scholars gain an understanding and appreciation of contemporary Britain, contributing to the advancement of knowledge at Britain's centers of academic excellence and motivating scholars to act as ambassadors throughout their lives, thus strengthening British-American understanding.
 
Fans can learn more about the Marshall Scholarship program HERE.