Scholarships

Details & Requirements

The American Irish Association of Westchester is pleased to announce that it will hold its Annual Scholarship Examination. Entries must be submitted via email and received by Wednesday, July 15^th.

Academic Scholarships will be awarded on the results of an essay competition. All awards are paid directly to the successful student-competitor.

For students competing for the Mary Patricia Mannion 8^th Grade Scholarship, the exam will consist of an essay response of at least two full pages.  

For students competing for the Robert F. Stauf High School and James G. McGinty College and Graduate School Scholarships, the exam will consist of an essay response of at least four full pages.

The following scholarships are offered annually:

$300 Irish Dance Scholarship – awarded to a child of any age up to 7^th grade who is studying Irish dance in September of the given scholarship cycle year.

$300 Ira Goldman Irish Music Scholarship – awarded to a child of any age up to 7^th grade who is studying Irish music in September of the given scholarship cycle year.

$500 Mary Patricia Mannion 8^th Grade Scholarship – awarded to a student who will be entering freshman year of high school of the given scholarship cycle year.

TBA $1000 Robert F. Stauf High School Scholarship – TBA

$1,000 James G. McGinty College Scholarship – awarded to a student who will be a full-time freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a college or nursing school during the 2025-2026 academic year.

$1,500 Graduate School Scholarship – awarded to a student who has earned a minimum of

6 credits in a program leading to a Master or Doctoral Degree at a college or nursing school during the 2025-2026 academic year.

If you have any questions, please contact Joseph Smith by telephone at 914-513-8220 or by email at joseph.smith11@yahoo.com  

Please note: A student may participate any number of times on each level, except for the Mary Patricia Mannion 8^th Grade Scholarship. However, the student may only win each award once.

Essay Submissions

Scholarship Winners

YEAR	CATEGORY	RECIPIENT
2025	James McGinty Undergraduate Prize	Thomas Rice
2024	James McGinty Undergraduate Prize	Mairead Peel & Ryan McLaughlin
2024	Graduate Level Prize	Christopher Antonelli
2023	James McGinty Undergraduate Prize	Kevin McCarvill
2023	Graduate Level Prize	Fiona & Aidan Galvin
2020	Irish Dance Prize	Keira Accostupa
2020	Mary Patricia Mannion 8th Grade Prize	Ryan McLaughlin
2020	James McGinty Undergraduate Prize	Catherine Graham
2019	Mary Patricia Mannion 8th Grade Prize	Kevin McCarvill
2019	Graduate Level Prize	Mary Daly Ashraf
2018	James McGinty Undergraduate Prize	Oisin Galvin
2018	Graduate Level Prize	Shannon Houlihan
2017	Graduate Level Prize	Maureen McNulty
2016	Mary Patricia Mannion 8th Grade Prize	Owen McCarvill
2016	James McGinty Undergraduate Prize	Robert Graham
2016	Graduate Level Prize	Thomas McNulty
2015	Irish Music Prize	Mairead Peel
2015	Mary Patricia Mannion 8th Grade Prize	Oisin Galvin
2015	Graduate Level Prize	Shane Slattery
2014	Mary Patricia Mannion 8th Grade Prize	John Wiley
2014	James McGinty Undergraduate Prize	Briana Travers

There were no scholarship programs held in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic