Sponsors & Contributors for the George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program

The Irish Government has committed to match endowment funds raised, up to 20 million euros, to support the Mitchell Scholars program. 

Sponsors

• U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
• The Northern Ireland Department for Employment and Learning
• Becton, Dickinson and Company
• Cross Atlantic Capital Partners

Partners

The institutions of higher learning on the island of Ireland are partners in the Mitchell Scholarship program.  As their contribution to the program, they waive tuition and fees and provide housing for Mitchell Scholars.

• Dublin City University
• Dublin Institute of Technology
• Dun Laoghaire IADT
• National University of Ireland, Galway
• National University of Ireland, Maynooth
• The Queen's University of Belfast
• Trinity College Dublin
• University College Cork
• University College Dublin
• University of Limerick
• University of Ulster

Contributors

The Mitchell Scholars Program wishes to thank the following for their generous contributions:

Mitchell Scholar travel is arranged in cooperation with American Airlines.

The Abbey Theatre, Ireland's national theater, provides Mitchell Scholars with tickets to its performances.  

CIE is Ireland's state-owned national transport company. CIE provides rail and bus passes to the Mitchell Scholars.

We are grateful to the Taoiseach for the use of Farmleigh for Mitchell Scholars' ceremonies.

The irish Embassy in Washington is the site of the annual reception for Mitchell Scholars and the Northern Ireland Bureau supports that event as well.

The Irish Permanent Representation to the EU annually welcomes the Mitchell Scholars to Brussels.

Glenstal Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Murroe, Co. Limerick, welcomes the Mitchells every year for a magical visit.

Ireland's Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands provides Mitchell Scholars with entrance to Ireland's heritage sites. For more information about the Office of Public Works, visit www.heritageireland.ie

The National Library of Ireland welcomes Mitchells to its fantastic Yeats Exhibition.

The National Trust of the United Kingdom provides Mitchell Scholars with entrance to places of historic interest or natural beauty in Northern Ireland.

The Royal Irish Academy grants Mitchell Scholars access to its on Dawson Street in Dublin.

A special thanks to theater producer Pat Moylan who invited the Mitchells to her play Tom Crean - Antarctic Explorer and Niall O'Farrell for hosting them for Thanksgiving dinner.