Deadline: Summer 2010 (Please note: the campus deadline for the 2009-10 Mitchell Scholarship has passed)

• 2010 Mitchell Scholarship Campus Application Instructions (Available spring 2010)
• Official Mitchell Scholarship Website
• 2005-2006 UC Berkeley Mitchell Scholarship winner

The Mitchell Scholarship, established in 1998, funds one year of post-bachelor research or study at any university in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. Named for Senator George J. Mitchell, the award was created to educate and inspire future American leaders about the island of Ireland. The scholarship provides tuition, accommodations, an $11,000 living stipend, travel expenses to and from the United States, and a stipend for European travel. Twelve Mitchell Scholarships are awarded to U.S. students each year.

Eligibility requirements

• U.S. citizen
• Earn bachelor's degree before October 2010
• Age 18-29 on October 1, 2009

Selection criteria

Selectors look for candidates who have demonstrated academic distinction, leadership, and participation in extra-curricular activites; honesty, integrity, excellence, fairness, and unselfish service to others; and potential to make future significant contributions to society.

Application requirements

Applicants must submit the following:

• A completed application form (Available from the Mitchell website in late spring 2009) Applicants must print out the completed on-line application
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended
• Five letters of recommendation (at least three must be from persons with whom the applicant has done academic work at at a college or university
• Letter of recommendation waiver form

Applicants should schedule an advising appointment with Scholarship Connection staff early in the application process.

Applications must be endorsed by UC Berkeley before they can be submitted to the US-Ireland Alliance. In the endorsement process, the campus selection committee reviews application materials, conducts interviews, and selects Berkeley's nominees.

Mitchell applicants should make an individual advising appointment with Scholarship Connection staff. For more information, contact Scholarship Connection