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Ireland

George Mitchell Peace Scholarship Program

Term To Study: Spring 2022
Application Deadline: Nov 05, 2021
Program Starts: Jan 11, 2022
Program Ends: May 17, 2022
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Exchange
Link 1: CLICK HERE for George Mitchell Peace Scholarship information page
Link 2: CLICK HERE for UCC information page
Program Locations: Cork
Contact Phone: 207-581-1509
Contact Name: Study Abroad Advisor
Contact Email: studyabroad@maine.edu
Program Description

The George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship honors the Northern Ireland peace accord brokered by Senator Mitchell between the governments and peoples of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The accord was reached on Good Friday, April 10, 1998, and accepted by vote of the citizens of Ireland and Northern Ireland on May 22, 1998. The Peace Scholarship is an agreement between Maine and Ireland for a student exchange at the University level. This scholarship covers tuition, fees, room, board, and travel expenses for one semester or academic year. Applicants must be undergraduate students, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be a U.S. citizen.

University College Cork
The University College Cork (UCC), built around a beautiful stone-faced quadrangle, was founded in 1845, making it one of the oldest universities in Ireland. The university has four colleges: Medicine and Health; Business and Law; Science, Engineering, and Food Science; and Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences. Over 17,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students take courses in more than 60 different departments. The campus is a combination of early and modern architecture located in a wooded riverside setting close to the city center. The university is a constituent of the National University of Ireland and strongly emphasizes research while maintaining close connections with industry and the local community. University College Cork has been selected as Ireland’s University of the Year by The Sunday Times. The award, for the third time, follows on the heels of UCC becoming the only Irish university to achieve the unique status of Ireland’s first five-star university and improving its position in the QS World University Rankings.

Cork
Cork, the second largest city in Ireland, is located on the south coast of the island. The city is a busy seaport and the home of a large number of industries including electronics, pharmaceuticals, brewing, and food processing. Named the European Capital of Culture in 2005, the city was praised by Lonely Planet as one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit; the city boasts international arts, film, and jazz festivals, lively performing arts and a growing artisanal culinary culture of cafes, restaurants, markets, and boutiques. Cork is situated at the head of the inlet of Cork Harbor with the sea just to the south, mountains, hills, and river valleys to the north and east, and the well-known Lakes of Killarney a couple hours to the west.

Quick Facts

Population: 4722028
Capital: Dublin
Per-capita GDP: $ 40100
Size: 70273 km2
Time Zone: (GMT) Dublin

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