EIL Travel Awards

The winners of EIL Travel Awards 2008 to Japan, USA, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, Nigeria, Hong Kong and Germany have been announced:

Japan Travel Award

EIL Travel Award winners to Argentina, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and USA at their pre-departure workshop

EIL Travel Award winners to Argentina, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and USA at their pre-departure workshop.

Jenni Roche, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.  5th year student at St. Aloysius College in Carrigtwohill.

Vermont Governor’s Institute Programme
Conor Campbell, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Leaving Cert Student at Presentation College, Bray.

Ecuador Travel Award
Clodagh Rochford, Murrintown, Co. Wexford. Leaving Cert Student at Loreto Secondary School in Wexford

Mexico Travel Award
Arran Saldier, Kilmainham, Dublin 8

Argentina Travel Award
Antonia Karpova, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15

Special Access Volunteer Travel Awards
South Africa: Vicky O’Sullivan, Blackrock, Cork. Student at UCC
Mexico: Chris Callaghan, Ramelton, Co. Donegal. Student at UL

Special Access Hong Kong / Ireland Exchange Awards
Jenna Parsons, Ballybrack, Dublin Student at IADT Dun Laoghaire
Aoife de Paor, Oughterard, Co. Galway. Student at Colaiste Einde in Galway
Orfhlaith Breathnach, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Student at Davitt College
Edel Mullens, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Student at St. Thomas Community College

“Trinity Speaks” Hong Kong / Ireland Exchange Award
Roland Roemhildt, Student at St Geralds in Castlebar

Global Awareness Programme Participants

EIL Foroige Travel Award volunteers, a group of 4 young people and two team leaers who will be heading to a township near Cape town in South Africa to work at a creche

EIL Foroige Travel Award volunteers, a group of 4 young people and two team leaers who will be heading to a township near Cape town in South Africa to work at a creche.

Claire Tadla, Frankfield, Cork
Michelle Healy, Old Parish, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Amy Rose McGovern, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Future World Leaders Summit 2008
Hannah Burmanie, Delvin, Co. Westmeath, Eureka Secondary School, Co Meath
Jacklyn Nagle, Ennistymon, Co Clare. Student at Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon
Aoife Price, Student at Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School, Waterford

Euro-Camp Germany
Cliona Ashe,  Ard Scoil na nDeise, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.
Janet Newenham, Student at Dublin City University

Hong Kong / Ireland Exchange Award
Anne Golden, Cahiciveen, Co. Kerry.
Ruth Mannion, Student at Trinity College.
Kieran Phipps, Student at University of Limerick.
Cian O'Connor, Student at UCC.
Bhailiri Ni Bhruic, student at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Dingle.
Peter Dunne, Student at Trinity College.
Mark Moore, Student at Trinity College.
Ashley Prendiville, Student at UCC.

Secondary School in Germany
Seanai Kiely of Ring, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford and is a Transition Year Student at St. Declan's Community College, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford.
Mary Roche of Stradbally, Co. Waterford and also a Transition Year student at St. Declan's Community College, Kilmacthomas. Co. Waterford.
Annette Burke of Loughrea, Co. Galway, a Transition Year student attending Mercy College, Loughrea, Co. Galway.
Each will attend a German Gymnasium (Secondary School) for 8 weeks in the 2008/9 academic year and live with a German host family as part of their travel award.

Foroige / EIL Travel Award to South Africa
4 young people and 2 youth leaders from The Beara Foroige Youth Project and from The Bandon Foroige Youth Project spent 3 weeks as volunteers in a creche in Mamre just outside Cape Town during June/July.
EIL Travel Awards
Travel Awards are available on an annual basis. Most awards are fully funded including flights, insurance, all activities and food and accommodation. In a smaller number of cases awards are partially funded with the participant also contributing part of the costs. Details of the 2009 Travel Awards will be available in December 2008.