DALTAÍ NA GAEILGE

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION - 2007



Name________________________   Address_______________________________

City_________________________   State________________   Zip____________

Phone:
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Are you applying as:

_____A Student   _____A Teacher    _____or Both ?




Are you applying for:

_____A Scholarship to Ireland   _____The New York Week   _____or Both ?



If Ireland, which program do you plan to attend?______________________


Which Daltaí Programs did you attend between January 2006 and May 2007?

[Minimum of 2]_______________________________________________

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Please indicate any facts which demonstrate your dedication to Irish Language studies. Appropriate information may include [but is not limited to] such things as: 1) length of study, 2) frequency of attendance at Irish Language immersion programs, 3) teaching the Irish Language [for how long and how frequently], 4) service to Irish Language clubs, programs, events or classes.

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Please indicate any facts which demonstrate your dedication to the work of Daltaí na Gaeilge such as help with organizing programs, teaching, presenting workshops, contributions to the web page, mailing lists, publicity and recruitment at festivals, fund raising, etc.

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OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Each applicant is invited to attach a personal "submission" piece a described below. Also, all scholarship recipients will be required to present a report, either written or oral, about the programs they attend. These reports must be given at a Daltaí na Gaeilge Immersion Program no later than May of 2008.


STUDENT APPLICATIONS

In addition to seeking to encourage study of the Irish Language, student scholarships are also intended as a way of developing future teachers and assisting our current teachers. Each student applicant is invited to include a "submission" on a topic that would advance teaching the Language. For instance, a new handout, chart or teaching aid that covers a particular aspect of the Language [grammar, vocabulary, verbs, prepositional pronouns, etc.] would be appropriate.

Likewise, a student might outline a particular problem in learning the Language from a student's point of view or a specific class topic which would be especially helpful or interesting. In other words, the "submission" should assist teachers either by outlining a teaching method or by clearly identifying a study problem experienced by students. Submissions should be as specific as possible, but no particular format need be followed.


TEACHER APPLICATIONS
- The Firefighter John P. Tierney Scholarship -

In addition to seeking to reward those who have given service as teachers, teacher scholarships are also intended to encourage the writing of new materials in the Irish Language. Each teacher applicant is invited to include an original "submission" written in the Irish Language. The "submission" may consist of an article, short story, poem or other appropriate piece. No particular format is required. In the alternative, a teacher's "submission" may consist of a teaching aid or analysis of a teaching problem or method as outlined above.



DALTAÍ NA GAEILGE will be entitled to keep all "submissions" and use them as it deems appropriate. In particular, it is intended that certain of the "submissions" will be posted on the Daltaí na Gaeilge web page.



DEADLINE

All applications for 2007 must be received or postmarked no later than May 1, 2007. Applications should be sent to Ethel Brogan, 56 Derick Drive, Fishkill, New York 12524-1002. The scholarship reciepients will be announced no later than the last day of May, 2007.


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