Summer Gaeltacht Awards

The Summer Gaeltacht Awards are short-term grants for U.S. citizens who are learners or teachers of the Irish language to study in Gaeltacht regions of Ireland for two to six weeks. The awards fund tuition, shared room and board at participating Gaeltacht colleges. Recipients are responsible for arranging course places with a Gaeltacht college after receiving the award. The programme is funded by the Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange with sponsorship from Irish government bodies and the National Lottery.

Tuition/fees, shared room and board (up to a maximum value of €2000).

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or naturalised U.S. citizens currently living or working in the U.S., enrolled in Irish language courses in the U.S. or having completed at least one semester of Irish language instruction, or have been teaching Irish in the U.S. for at least one semester. Applicants must be able to participate for the full two to six week programme.

Submit an application through the online portal; successful applicants must then apply directly to their chosen Gaeltacht college for course placement.