In 2020, the US-Ireland Alliance announced that applications for the George J. Mitchell Scholar Class of 2022 increased by 22%, resulting in a record 453 individual applicants for the program.
ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, ðə jˌuːˈɛsˈaɪɚlənd ɐlˈaɪəns ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃənz fɚðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒ dʒˈeɪ. mˈɪtʃəl skˈɑːlɚ klˈæs ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː ɪŋkɹˈiːst baɪ twˈɛnti tˈuː pɚsˈɛnt, ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪn ɐ ɹˈɛkɚd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ˈæplɪkənts fɚðə pɹˈoʊɡɹæm.