Fingal County Council Announces Gaeltacht Scholarship Scheme

Update:

Gaeltacht Scholarship Scheme - Notice

The draw took place today March 6th and the 10 winners have been informed.

Congratulations to the winners and thank you all for your applications.

Fingal County Council is delighted to offer Scholarships to Fingal Second Level students who are attending residential Gaeltacht Irish Language Courses in 2024.   The successful applicants will be announced during the Seachtain na Gaeilge festival when we will be promoting the Irish Language for 2 weeks during March.

There will be 10 partial scholarships of €500 each and they are open to students who are resident in Fingal or attending second level school in Fingal. The successful applicants will be decided by means of a draw and applications are welcome from students of any level of Irish provided they are attending a Gaeltacht Course in 2024.  The Scholarship will be paid to the parent or guardian of the student and successful applicants will need to provide evidence of confirmed booking/payment to the Gaeltacht College.  The closing date for applications is Sunday March 3, 2024.

The successful students will be invited to attend a Seachtain na Gaeilge concert taking place in County Hall Swords on March 13. 2024 where they will have the opportunity to have a picture taken with Mayor of Fingal Councillor Adrian Henchy.  The concert featuring Ellie Níc Fhionnghaile, Dónal Kearney agus Fergus Cahilane is just one of the many events taking place in Fingal for Seachtain na Gaeilge – full details can be found at https://www.fingal.ie/seachtain-na-gaeilge-2024 

Mayor of Fingal Cllr Adrian Henchy said: ‘This new Fingal County Council Gaeltacht Scholarship Scheme is great news for Fingal students who wish to avail of the opportunity to attend the Gaeltacht and improve their Irish language skills.’

Chief Executive of Fingal AnnMarie Farrelly said ‘We are delighted to introduce this annual Scholarship scheme to assist Fingal families with the cost of sending a student to the Gaeltacht. We in Fingal County Council are committed to supporting the Irish Language and the Irish Language community in Fingal and these courses as well as assisting in the students’ education will help foster a lifelong love for the language.’

How to apply

Parents or guardians can fill out the online application form available at the following link.

Fingal County Council Gaeltacht Scholarship Application 2024

The deadline for applications is 10pm on Sunday 3 March 2024. Late applications will not be accepted. Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries. The successful applicants will be informed on March 6, 2024.