Scholarships - Founding Fathers (college)

Since its founding in 1981, one of the essential purposes of the Irish American Society of County Will has been to promote education, friendship, understanding and cooperation among members and the community in general
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In 2018, we established the Founding Fathers Memorial Scholarship, which is dedicated as a tribute to all who worked to begin this society in 1981. It will provide a high school student who lives or goes to school in Will County, and will be graduating in spring of 2019, with a $1000 scholarship to use at the college, university or trade school of his or her choice.

Cover Letter & Application

Scholarships - Irish Life Experience (high school)

Since its founding in 1981, the Irish American Society of County Will has placed high value on keeping our Irish traditions alive. A few years later, when Fr Kevin O'Neill Shanley, O.Carm. proposed that we send a worthy high school student to study in Ireland, the board readily agreed.
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The Society has, since that time, selected at least one high school student from the county to represent us at this four week, well supervised exploration of Irish Heritage.  To date, we have sent 49 teens on the Irish Way now Irish Life Experience.

In 2019, the IASCW is offering $3,000 towards the Irish Life Experience.
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​See below for more details.

How to Apply

The scholarship process is open to interested high schools students in Will County.

Irish Life Experience

The Irish Life Experience provides students the opportunity to live in a different cultural environment.

Previous Recipients

View a list of our previous scholarship recipients.
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