Posts by Aoife Drinan
€1000 Grants Available for Fulbright Alumni Projects 2023-2024
The Fulbright Commission Ireland is offering five €1000 grants to support Fulbright Alumni projects and events taking place before July 2024. All Irish and U.S. Fulbright Alumni are welcome to apply. Proposed projects and events should be relevant to the applicant’s professional activities and have an Ireland-U.S. focus. We particularly welcome impactful community projects that…
Read More‘I never thought Irish would get me to America’ – Louth woman teaching the cúpla focal stateside says there’s ‘huge interest’ in the culture
Photography: Andres Poveda Emer Maguire from Ardee, Co. Louth is teaching Irish at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts. By Seoirse Mulgrew Read the full article in The Irish Independent. A young woman teaching Irish in the US believes the language is experiencing a revival. Emer Maguire, from Ardee, Co Louth, is teaching Irish at Elms College…
Read MoreJob Vacancy: Fulbright Awards Program Officer – closed
Job Vacancy: Fulbright Awards Program Officer Contract Period: 24 months, with expectation of renewal Job Description (English) Job Description (Gaeilge) Applications should be completed at this link. Application deadline: 5pm on Monday 13th February 2023.
Read MoreFulbright Alum Rossa Fanning SC Appointed New Attorney General
The Fulbright Commission in Ireland extend our congratulations to Rossa Fanning SC who has been appointed as the Government’s new Attorney General. On 17 December 2022 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar proposed to nominate Rossa Fanning SC for appointment by the President to be the Attorney General. Rossa Fanning completed his Fulbright Award in 1999-2000 at The…
Read MoreNew Fulbright Campus Ambassador at Atlantic Technological University – Dr Rita Melia
Pictured left to right: ATU President Dr Orla Flynn; Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission in Ireland Dr Dara Fitzgerald; Fulbright Campus Ambassador Dr Rita Melia at the 2022-2023 Fulbright awards ceremony in Iveagh House Dublin in June 2022. Dr Rita Melia has been appointed as Fulbright Alumni Ambassador for ATU. A Lecturer in…
Read More2023-2024 Fulbright Irish Awards Now Open – Opportunities for Irish students, scholars & professionals in the USA!
Dr Nuala Flood, Raphael Onwunali, Dr Colette Murray, Dr Angela Butler. PRESS RELEASE IRISH TRANSLATION BELOW 2023-2024 Fulbright Irish Awards Launched Today! Wednesday 31st August 2022: The 2023-2024 Fulbright Irish Awards were launched today with an application deadline of Thursday 27th October 2022. The Fulbright Commission is eager to engage and energize Irish students, scholars…
Read More40 Fulbright Irish Awardees Bound For the USA
Innovative new research will have lasting impacts for society PRESS RELEASE Friday 10th June 2022: The Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Joe Hackett and the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, Alexandra McKnight, on behalf of U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Clare Cronin, are pleased to announce 40 Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2022-2023. Recipients were presented…
Read MoreJob Vacancy: Fulbright Awards Program Officer
Job Vacancy: Fulbright Awards Program Officer Contract Period: 24 months, with expectation of renewal Job Description (English) Job Description (Gaeilge) Applications should be completed at: https://my.hrduo.com/candidate-jobs/Fulbright%20Commission%20in%20Ireland/8161634551 Application deadline: 5pm, 1 June 2022
Read MoreJob Vacancy: Administrative Officer – Closed
Job Alert: Administrative Officer The Fulbright Commission in Ireland is seeking to appoint a fulltime (5 days per week) Administrative Officer for a 24-month contract period from mid-May 2022. Deadline: Interested applicants should apply by email by 5PM on April 22nd, 2022 See further information here: AO Job Details English AO Job Details Gaeilge
Read More2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Awards to Ireland – Application Resources
The 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards are now open with a deadline of 15 September 2022. These grants support U.S. citizens to undertake research or lecturing in Ireland over a period of three to twelve months. U.S. Academics and Professionals can watch our 2023-2024 U.S. Scholar Awards Webinar here and find out more about these…
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