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Harriet Irsay Scholarship - $1,000 Grants

posted Apr 6, 2009 6:37 PM by University of Pennsylvania Polish Society   [ updated Apr 6, 2009 7:32 PM ]
The Scholarship Committee of the Institute will award ten to fifteen scholarship grants of $1,000 each, for the 2009/2010 academic year.

They will be granted to the full time undergraduate and graduate students who are American citizens or permanent residents preferably of Polish heritage majoring in the following fields:
  • Communication
  • Education
  • Film
  • History
  • International Relations
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts
  • Polish Studies
  • Public Relations
  • Graduate students in business programs whose thesis is directly related to Poland
  • Graduate students in all majors whose thesis is on the Polish subject

Required materials:

  • Completed application
  • School transcripts
  • Detailed resume
  • An essay “Why should I receive the scholarship” (200-400 words)
  • An original article (up to 700 words), written by an applicant on any subject about Poland.
  • Three original recommendation letters from teachers or others familiar with the academic background and applicant’s plans for the future. These letters must be originals on letterhead stationery, signed and mailed directly by faculty to the Institute. No copies, faxes or unsigned letters will be accepted.
  • $10.00 check or money order as a non-refundable processing fee.

ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS MUST BE IN THEIR OFFICES NO LATER THAN APRIL 20, 2009, NO EXCEPTIONS. The decisions will be made after AUGUST 24, 2009. All applicants will be notified by mail of their status as soon as possible after that date. If you have any questions, please
contact the American Insitute of Polish Culture office:
Scholarship Applications
The American Institute of Polish Culture
1440 79th Street Causeway, Suite 117
Miami, FL 33141-3555

For more information call (305) 864-2349 or e-mail info@ampolinstitute.org
ABOUT THE HARRIET IRSAY SCHOLARSHIP GRANT

Since 1992, the Scholarship Committee of the American Institute of Polish Culture in Miami has awarded over $175,000.00 in scholarship aid to over 150 talented American students of Polish descent.

Ms. Harriet Irsay, Polish herself (born Jadwiga Pogorzelski) had been on the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Polish Culture, Inc. in Miami, Florida since its beginning in 1972. She passed away in July of 2008.

In 1992, she established the scholarship fund. Irsay, whose family has owned the football team Indianapolis Colts since the 1970’s, has been funding many charitable causes. This one is a tribute to her roots. “I wanted to give something to people of Polish descent, so they would be able to improve themselves through education,” Irsay said. “We should help our own people, just like other nations help their students.”

The Harriet Irsay Scholarship Fund awards grants to American students, preferably of Polish heritage who wish to continue their education after high school. With an eye toward the future and toward the distribution of information regarding Polish culture, history and people as well as Polonia everywhere, the grants are given to students majoring in various academic disciplines. Since the launching of the scholarship program, over 175 students from around the country have received grants of $1,000 each.


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