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| Established | 1948 |
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| President | Raymond Glembocki |
| Address | 817 Berkshire Rd, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230 |
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| Website | www.polishcultureacpc.org |
The American Council for Polish Culture (ACPC) is a national non-profit, charitable, cultural and educational organization that serves as a network and body of national leadership among affiliated Polish-American cultural organizations throughout the United States.
Founded in 1948 in Detroit as the American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs, [1] [2] by early 2000s the Council currently represented the interests of some 35 to 40 affiliated organizations located in the United States. [3] Its oldest affiliated organization, the Polish Arts Club of Chicago, was established in 1928.
ACPC is currently headquartered in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. [4]
In 1989 the ACPC established the American Center of Polish Culture which opened its doors in 1991 in Washington, D.C. The American Center of Polish Culture has, primarily, an educational function providing programs and exhibitions, but it also acts as a central point for the lobbying activities of the ACPC. The first director, taking office in 1991, was Dr. Kaya Mirecka-Ploss, who was then president of the ACPC. [5]
Currently ACPC offers the following scholarship opportunities:
- The Eye of the Eagle: Wladyslaw Zachariasiewicz Memorial Scholarship for American students of Polish descent, and those interested in Poland, pursuing a career in journalism and/or mass media communications. [6]
- ACPC Summer Study Scholarship: For American students of Polish descent to participate in a summer study program at any one of Poland's fine universities or other institutions that offer such programs.
- Pulaski Scholarship for Advanced Studies: $5,000 for graduate students of Polish descent enrolled at an accredited university in the United States, who have completed at least one year of studies at the graduate level.
- Leonard Skowronski Polish Studies Scholarship: For students pursuing some Polish studies (major may be in other fields) at universities in the United States, who have completed at least two years of college or university work at an accredited institution.
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