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Celtic Scholars Scholarship
Direct application
$2,500
2 winners
Eligibility
Demographics
Irish
Location
Connecticut
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
Connecticut residents ages 17 to 22 of Irish descent who are high school seniors or full-time college undergraduates may apply for the Central Connecticut Celtic Cultural Committee Celtic Scholars Program.
Two winners each receive $2,500 and an Aran sweater. Applicants must be available to attend the Parade Mass and participate in the Greater Hartford St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Email application, slide presentation, resume, and signed cover sheet as one document by January 2.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Application
- Slide presentation responding to four prompts
- Current resume
- Signed application page
- Brief description of Irish ancestry
- Slide presentation (in the format of your choice) responding to the four prompts; not to exceed nine slides, with slide one identifying you by name
- Current resume
- Signed application page
- Brief description of how you derive your Irish ancestry
- Eligibility: Connecticut resident, 17-22 years of age, of Irish descent, high school senior or full-time college undergraduate
- Application emailed as one complete document by 11:59 PM January 2, 2026 to celticscholar2026@gmail.com
- If selected, commitment to participate in the Greater Hartford St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 7, 2026
- Must be available to attend the Parade Mass and participate in the Greater Hartford St. Patrick's Day Parade if selected.
- Email the complete application as one document.