GEORGE J. MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIPS
(Ireland)
PURPOSE
Established by the US-Ireland Alliance to provide tomorrow's leaders with an understanding about and an affinity with Ireland. AWARD
Tuition, room and board, plus $11,000 stipend for one year of study (usually in a one-year Master's program) at an institution of higher learning in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
NUMBER OFFERED
Usually 12 per year
FIELDS OF STUDY
Any academic discipline offered in degree or certificate programs in Ireland or Northern Ireland. Candidates must have undergraduate preparation for the proposed graduate program.
TENABLE AT
Institutions of higher learning in Ireland or Northern Ireland
ELIGIBILITY
US citizensBachelor's degree holders between 18 and 30 years of ageHigh GPASelection committee's overriding interest in applicants' records of academic excellence, leadership, and community service APPLICATION PROCESS
The entire application process is now on-line with the Mitchell foundation; institutional endorsement is required for applicants who are full-time students at the time of application. Five to eight letters of recommendation are also submitted on line.
The Mitchell reading committee will identify 20 finalists by early November. The finalists will be then notified by telephone and invited to Washington, DC, for the Selection Committee interviews on Saturday, November 20 and 21, 2009. Unsuccessful applicants are informed during November by email.
DEADLINES
Draft materials due at Fellowships Office, Adirondack House 202, by noon on September 14, 2009.
Receipt deadline: October 5, 2009 --- on-line CONTACT
Lisa Gates, Fellowship Advisor
Adirondack House 204
(802) 443-3183
lgates@middlebury.edu
URL: http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/scholarships.html
Last edited: 8/11/09