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

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:

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.

DCC supports our receptions in Ireland

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.

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

Paul Hayes and Mary Calpin annually sponsor Thanksgiving dinner in Dublin for the Mitchells.

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

Kildare Village hosted the Mitchells for shopping, lunch and an exhibition of the photography of John Minihan

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.

President Michael D. Higgins welcomes the Mitchells to Aras an Uachtarain

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