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2009 SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

Dear Friends of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade,

              The St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration Committee is pleased to announce that it is once again sponsoring both a College Level Research Paper Contest and a High School Level Research Paper Contest.  In memory of two outstanding Parade leaders who have gone on to their eternal rewards, these scholarships were recently named the Francis P. Beirne College Scholarship Contest and the Margaret O’Rourke High School Scholarship Contest.

1.     ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND CONTEST CALENDAR – FRANCIS P.  BEIRNE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

1.1  College Level Eligibility:  College Contest applicants must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited college or university, school of nursing, medical school, business school or law school;

AND

The applicant’s college, university or school, if affiliated with the Parade, must have paid  its 2009 affiliation fee or the applicant must be a family member of any person belonging to an organization which has paid its 2009 affiliation fee to the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee.  (Family members may include son, daughter, spouse, brother, sister, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandniece, grandnephew and great grandchild.)

1.2  The enclosed official application form must be filed and postmarked no later than

        MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009.

1.3  Applicants must have completed and postmarked their research paper no later than MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009.                     

1.4  Research Paper contest winners will be announced by Friday, May 9, 2009.

2.     ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS & CONTEST CALENDAR – MARGARET O’ROURKE  HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

2.1  High School Level Eligibility:  High School Contest applicants must be currently enrolled in high school;

                                                                                        AND

The applicant’s high school, if affiliated with the Parade, must have paid its 2009 affiliation fee or the applicant must be a family member of any person belonging to an organization which has paid its 2009 affiliation fee to the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee.  (Family members many include son, daughter, spouse, brother, sister, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandniece, grandnephew, and great grandchild.)

2.2  The enclosed official application form must be filed and postmarked no later than

        MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009. 

2.3    Applicants must have completed and postmarked their research papers no later than MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2009.

2.4    Research Paper contest winners will be announced by Friday, May 9, 2009

3.   INDIVIDUAL – FRANCIS P. BEIRNE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

 

3.1    The first, second, and third place winners will receive individual prizes of $2,500,  $1,500,  and $1,000 respectively.

 

4.   INDIVIDUAL – MARGARET O’ROURKE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

 

4.1    The first, second, and third place winners will receive individual prizes of $1,200, $800, and $500.

5.   METHOD OF ADJUDICATION

 

5.1    A number of raters, who will not be provided with any identifying information regarding the names of the applicants or their affiliation, will independently rate each paper, based upon standards established by the members of the Scholarship Committee, St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration Committee.

 

***2009 SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST TOPICS***

 

6.   TOPIC & MANNER OF PRESENTATION – FRANCIS P. BEIRNE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

 

6.1  TOPIC –  "The Irish American Community as Depicted in Literature:  A True Picture or a Distortion?"

 

6.2  A minimum of 8 and a maximum of 10 typewritten pages double spaced, standard one inch margins, with accompanying bibliography, are necessary to satisfy requirements.

 

7.   TOPIC & MANNER OF PRESENTATION – MARGARET O’ROURKE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST

 

7.1  TOPIC –  "On the Playing Field and Beyond:  The Irish Contributions to American Sports"

 

7.2  A minimum of 6 and a maximum of 8 typewritten pages, double spaced, standard one inch margins, with accompanying bibliography, are necessary to satisfy requirements.

 

8.   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

 

8.1    The St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration Scholarship Committee for 2009 is comprised of the following members:  John Lahey, Chairperson, Deborah Shea, Rosemary Lombard, Ann Garvey, John Garvey, Hilary Beirne, Patricia Mannion, Mary Holt Moore, Robert Liftig, John Ridge, Janice Crisci, and Bridget Higgins.

 

8.2    It shall be understood that no award from this scholarship contest shall cause any other financial aid received by any students to be in any way diminished.

 

8.3  All entries become the property of the Scholarship Committee.

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8.4    If there are any additional questions, contact the Chairperson, John Lahey.  Office:  (203) 582-8744 or 

        (203) 582-8700.

 

All are encouraged to publicize the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Scholarship contests, and to duplicate this announcement and the accompanying application, in order that the maximum number of eligible students might avail themselves of this opportunity.

 

 

                          JOHN DUNLEAVY                                                                         JOHN LAHEY

Chairman, St. Patrick’s Day Parade Celebration Committee             Chairman, Scholarship Committee

 

SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST APPLICATION FORM

 

Applications must be postmarked no later than MONDAY, April 6, 2009

 

Papers must be postmarked no later than MONDAY, April 6, 2009

 

Name ________________________________ Home Phone No. _________________

 

Address ______________________________________________________________

 

_____________________________________________________________________

 

 

COLLEGE LEVEL ______________                    HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ________ (check one)

 

 

 

University, College or High School in which the entrant is enrolled

 

Name ________________________________________________________

 

Address ______________________________________________________

 

_____________________________________________________________

 

 

Principal or Faculty Advisor ______________________________________

 

Telephone No. _________________________

 

 

Name of family member belonging to an organization affiliated with the 2009 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration Committee.

 

 

Name __________________________________________________

 

Relationship to Entrant _____________________________________

 

Name of Organization _____________________________________

 

 

Mail completed application and paper to:  John L. Lahey

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