The Tony Birtill Scholarship 2025

Tony Birtill Scholarship Award Scheme

Conradh na Gaeilge Liverpool, The Institute of Irish Studies (University of Liverpool)and Oideas Gael are pleased to announce that the 2025 Tony Birtill Scholarship is now open to applicants.

The award covers the cost of an intensive adult Irish Language and cultural activity course at Oideas Gael (Glencolmcille, County Donegal) during the summer

of 2025, where Tony spent his summers teaching Irish and leading mountaineering walks in the local hills. The scholarship also makes contributions to travel and accommodation costs.

Available only to anyone resident in England, Scotland or Wales, applicants must demonstrate:

A keen interest in learning the Irish Language at any level of ability

A commitment to the Irish speaking community in Britain

To apply, applicants will email no more than 500 words, in English or Irish, answering the following questions:

1. What does the Irish Language mean to you?

2. How would this scholarship help you in the pursuit of learning the language?

3. How do you intend to contribute to the Irish speaking community in Britain when you return

from your course?

4. Make a presentation to the Conradh na Gaeilge/Liverpool Institute of Irish Studies Selection

Committee on return from course

Answers should be emailed to learphollcnag@mail.com before Fri 31 Mar 2025, for scholarship to the summer 2025 course.

Decisions will be made and communicated in April 2025, by a panel of members drawn from The Institute of Irish Studies and Conradh na Gaeilge Liverpool. The panel will take into consideration reducing cost barriers for those otherwise unable to attend; geographical bias in award giving and impact of the Irish speaking community in Britain.