2010 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 are 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 2010 affiliation fee or the applicant must be a family member of any person belonging to an organization which has paid its 2010 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 5, 2010.
1.3 Applicants must have completed and postmarked their research paper no later than MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010.
1.4 Research Paper contest winners will be announced by Monday, May 17, 2010.
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 2010 affiliation fee or the applicant must be a family member of any person belonging to an organization which has paid its 2010 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 5, 2010.
2.3 Applicants must have completed and postmarked their research papers no later than MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010.
2.4 Research Paper contest winners will be announced by Monday, May 17, 2010.
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 Sch
olarship Committee, St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration Committee.
***2010 SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST TOPICS***
6. TOPIC & MANNER OF PRESENTATION – FRANCIS P. BEIRNE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
6.1 TOPIC – "The Impact of Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith on Irish Unity"
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 – "The Impact of Michael Collins on Irish History"
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 2010 is comprised of the following members: John Lahey, Chairperson, Deborah Shea, Rosemary Lombard, Ann Garvey, John Garvey, Hilary Beirne, Patricia Mannion, Mary Holt Moore, John Ridge, Janice Crisci, Kathleen McGreal, 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 5, 2010
Papers must be postmarked no later than MONDAY, April 5, 2010
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 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration Committee.
Name __________________________________________________
Relationship to Entrant _____________________________________
Name of Organization _____________________________________
Mail completed application and paper to: John L. Lahey
Scholarship Contest
AB-PRS
Quinnipiac University
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518