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If you are having problems getting Eclipse + Maven + EGit to work together, here is a post with various workarounds: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4869815/importing-a-maven-project-into-eclipse-from-git.
How to get a project from Github into Eclipse:
Assuming you have the Git plug-in working in Eclipse:
File > Import > Git > Projects From Git
Next> URI > Next>
URI: https://<yourname>@github.com/Sage-Bionetworks/Synapse-Repository-Services.git
Next> Next>
on the "Select a wizard…" page pick "Import as a general project"
Next> Finish>
Installing Git on Windows w/Cygwin
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