The Mulcahy Scholarship was launched in 2018 by the Aisling Irish Community and Cultural Center in Yonkers, New York, in tribute to Denis Mulcahy and his family’s commitment to Project Children, a charity that for forty years, worked untiringly to change the lives of children across Northern Ireland.
Applications are now open for the 2025 Mulcahy Scholarship Program. Click here for more information on the 2025 program and to download the application form. The deadline for applications is January 24, 2025.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be over the age of 16 and either an American high school junior(s) and/or senior(s) at the time of application, and who best meet the requirements set forth by the Scholarship Committee.
- Students must complete the Mulcahy Scholarship Application Form and prepare a one full page essay on the following topic: “What makes you a suitable candidate to be awarded the Mulcahy Scholarship?”
- Students must submit one Personal Character Reference (other than relatives) such as high school principals, teachers, coaches and/or community leaders.
- The 2025 Mulcahy Scholarship is currently open, and all applications must be received no later than 5:00pm on Friday, January 24, 2025.
- Must be available to interview in person on the evening of Thursday, February 6, 2025 at the Aisling Irish Community Center, Yonkers NY
- Must be available to participate in the cultural programs at the CIAA in Ireland from Sunday July 13th – Saturday July 26th, 2025 (flying out from the NYC on Saturday July 12th, 2025).
- Valid Passport for international travel.
- Students must be willing to travel to Ireland during the summer months and partake in the Irish cultural programs, in which they are enrolled.
- Unsuccessful applicants are welcome to re-apply the following year, if they continue to meet the eligibility requirements listed above.
- Recipients are eligible to be awarded a scholarship once only.
- Students must submit their completed application form and all requested documents via e-mail to:
Mulcahy Scholarship Board of Directors,
c/o Ms. Linda Croston
Email: mulcahyscholarship@aislingcenter.org
The long-term goal of the Mulcahy Scholarship is to develop the necessary funding that will facilitate the growth of this unique program, enabling a large number of American high school students to attend these cultural summer courses in Northern and Southern Ireland. It is integral to the Mulcahy Scholarship that we preserve and promote a strong and progressive connection between Ireland and America.
Forty years later, America is replicating the reverse and the scholarship aims to provide American high school students the opportunity to travel to Ireland and experience Irish culture in a fun and diverse way. Scholarship recipients will participate in educational summer courses, exposing them to Irish culture, heritage, arts and sport.
In 2018, the very first Mulcahy Scholarship Award was proudly presented to Conor James. The Aisling Center partnered with Brian Fahy of the Celtic Irish American Academy (CIAA) summer program and Conor attended their summer school based in Galway City. There, Conor participated in the CIAA summer program, forged many friendships and even learned some “cúpla focal”, all while encompassing the core objective of the scholarship.
Stay tuned for information about upcoming Mulcahy Scholarship opportunities!
