The George J. Mitchell Scholarship is organized under the auspices of the US-Ireland Alliance, a non-profit non-partisan organization based in Arlington, VA. The program began in 1998, created by US-Ireland Alliance president Trina Vargo with early support from the Irish and British Governments. Over the last decade, the program has been largely funded by the United States Department of State, with additional support from the Northern Ireland Government, Becton Dickinson, and Cross Atlantic Capital Partners.
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship is administered under the US-Ireland Alliance, a non-profit organization based in Arlington, VA. The program began in 1998, initiated by US-Ireland Alliance president Trina Vargo with early backing from the Irish and British Governments. Over the last decade, it has been mainly funded by the United States Department of State, receiving additional support from the Northern Ireland Government, Becton Dickinson, and Cross Atlantic Capital Partners.