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Apply for a Scholarship for The Gerard Manley Hopkins Summer School
Are you a student and enthusiast of Hopkins? Check out these Scholarships
Each year, since 1987, The Gerard Manley Hopkins Summer School, described as 'Europe's most exciting cultural forum' (Sunday Tribune) and as 'the best literary festival in Ireland' (Editor, The Oxford Companion to Irish Studies) has taken in Monasterevin, Ireland. Scholars and enthusiasts for all over the world assemble during the last week of July to celebrate the Poet and his Work.
Now, The Gerard Manley Hopkins Society offer a limited number of Scholarships for Students or, Enthusiasts, of Victorian poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins's poetry and of his artistic, creative interests.
Details of the Hopkins Scholarship
The Hopkins Scholarship covers FULL REGISTRATION; attendance at all Lectures, Workshops; Seminars; Book Launches and Receptions. It also covers the cost of Buses and cost of Field-trips.
The Hopkins Scholarship DOES NOT cover the cost of travel to and from Monasterevin, nor accommodation and meals for the duration of your stay.
The Gerard Manley Hopkins Scholarship is worth approximately €450. Lucky recipients of an offer of a Gerard Manley Hopkins Scholarship will be notified by email on or before St. Patrick's Day, March 17th.
(The decision of the Judges is FINAL. No discussion can be entered into regarding this Competition.) |
Who can apply for this Scholarship?
Anyone who can prove to the Committee that they deserve a scholarship because of their interest in Hopkins and his interests.
How can I apply for a Scholarship to the Hopkins Summer School?
Apply in writing, before March 1st.
(NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL).
What should I send with my application?
- A short recommendation from your Professor or from someone in a position to testify to your ability to benefit from this Scholarship
- A short statement (under 100 words), by you, outlining why you should be offered a Hopkins Scholarship and why you would like to attend the Gerard Manley Hopkins Summer School.A current EMAIL ADDRESS where we can contact you. This email address will ONLY be used by us in connection with the Scholarship. We promise to respect your privacy and you will receive no other communication from us!
| Send your application, by post, no later than March 1st to:
The Secretary,
The Gerard Manley Hopkins Society,
Great Connell,
Newbridge,
Co. Kildare, IRELAND
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The Gerard Manley Hopkins web site
Irish sculptor, James McKenna, and the Hopkins Monument
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