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Follow UsThank you for your interest in applying to the George J. Mitchell Scholarship.
All applications for the Mitchell Scholarship must be submitted electronically through this website. Applicants are encouraged to begin preparing their applications well in advance of the deadline. Supporting documents should be submitted as detailed in application procedures. The current cycle is for the Class of '14 (2013-2014) for study to begin in autumn 2013.
If you have any questions, please contact the Mitchell Scholarship Program at mitchellsupport@us-irelandalliance.org.
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship is a nationally competitive award sponsored by the US-Ireland Alliance. Named in honor of the former U.S. Senator's pivotal contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process, the Mitchell is designed to introduce and connect upcoming generations of future American leaders to the island of Ireland, while recognizing and fostering scholarship, leadership, and a commitment to community and public service.
Applying to the Mitchell Scholars Program
Persons interested in applying to the Mitchell Scholars Program are encouraged to begin preparing their applications well in advance of the deadline, which is 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time on October 2, 2012. All applications for the Mitchell Scholars Program must be submitted through the online application on our website. Once you create an account to apply, you will receive a confirmation email with your password, which you will need each time you access your application. All letters of recommendation, including the institutional endorsement, and supporting materials must be submitted online.
General information about the program is available on this website. You will also find answers to regularly asked questions in the searchable FAQs section.
Application Overview
Candidates are required to provide four letters of recommendation, proof of US citizenship (passport/birth certificate), academic transcripts, completed online application, and a carefully considered, well-written 1,000-word personal essay. In addition, those candidates who are full-time students at the time of application (all full-time undergraduate, graduate, or professional students are considered enrolled) must obtain an institutional endorsement. Two of the four letters of reference must come from persons with whom the candidate has done academic work (courses or research). Those who are not full-time students at the time of application are not required to present an institutional endorsement, but they may choose to furnish an endorsement letter submitted by their undergraduate institution (this would be a fifth letter). For these candidates, of the four letters of reference required, two must be from persons with whom the candidate has done academic work. All applicants will be required to do a short video interview; after the deadline on October 2, 2012, applicants will receive instructions by email on how to do this. The video interview must be completed by October 6, 2012.
Please use the "find an advisor" tool in this site to see if your campus representative has posted contact info and campus deadline. Not all campus officials have registered in this listing; absence of your institution in this list does not mean you cannot apply. It simply means your campus official has not registered in this listing.
It is important that candidates spend sufficient time examining the various programs at the universities in Ireland and Northern Ireland in order to determine the courses in which they are most interested and for which they are qualified. Information about higher education in Ireland and Northern Ireland can also be found on our site.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the institutional endorsement and letters of recommendation are received by the Mitchell Scholars Program by the national deadline at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time, Tuesday, October 2, 2012. No exceptions will be made for late applications, including letters and supporting materials. Only applications that are fully complete by the national deadline will be considered.
