Churchill Fellowship
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

'The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust is a company limited by guarantee that was established in 1965 after the death of Sir Winston Churchill.

The Trust was formed with the principal objective of perpetuating and honouring Sir Winston’s memory by the awarding of Memorial Fellowships to be known as ‘Churchill Fellowships’.

The aim of the Trust is to provide an opportunity for Australians to travel overseas to conduct research in their chosen field that is not readily available in Australia. It also aims to reward proven achievement of talented and deserving Australians with further opportunity in their pursuit of excellence for the enrichment of Australian society.

No prescribed qualifications are required in order to apply for a Churchill Fellowship. The subject of the proposed project is limitless provided a benefit to Australia is evident and a willingness to share the research findings with the Australian community is displayed.' (Source: https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/about/the-trust/ )

Notes

  • The Churchill Trust is an Australian Trust established in 1965, the year in which Sir Winston Churchill died. The principal object of the Trust is to perpetuate and honour the memory of Sir Winston Churchill by the award of Travelling Fellowships known as Churchill Fellowships. A Churchill Fellowship is the provision of financial support to enable ordinary Australians from all walks of life to undertake a period of overseas study, or an investigative project, that cannot be readily undertaken in Australia.

    (Source: The William Churchill Memorial Trust website: http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/)

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2016

recipient Johanna Bell
recipient Lainie Anderson
recipient Doseena Fergie To network, share and exchange knowledge with other Elders from Indigenous Nations around the world - Finland, UK, Canada, USA, New Zealand
recipient Nicola Gunn to research socially engaged and site-specific practices in contemporary performance - Austria, UK, USA

Year: 2015

recipient Jim Pavlidis To explore the latest developments in combining modern techniques with stone lithographic printmaking - France
recipient Emma Crimmings To research innovative and successful artists residency programs to apply in an Australian context - Canada, USA, Hong Kong, Germany, Netherlands, UK

Year: 2014

recipient Tory Shepherd An analysis of how media coverage of child sex abuse inquiries affects victims.
recipient Melissa Western To investigate improvised music theatre techniques and observe professional ensemble training.
recipient Ben Naparstek
recipient Mary Anne Butler To further develop my contemporary playwrighting skills in Ireland – and to study Irish organizational script development initiatives

Year: 2013

recipient Alicia Talbot to study overseas and research alternative modes of dramaturgical development and performance making to enrich theatre making in an Australian context.
recipient Angela O'Donnell To research ways in which isolated artists work to create strong and tourable theatre – Columbia, England, Ireland, Belgium and Turkey
recipient Cat Hope To travel to Sweden, Iceland, the UK, France and the USA to examine methodsdigital graphic notations in music performance, composition and concert programming.

Year: 2012

recipient Jane O'Hara To Study Successful International Writers Festivals
recipient David Finnigan To study the intersection between science and the performing arts.

Works About this Award

Overseas Children's Book Markets Bronwen Bennett (interviewer), 2003 single work interview
— Appears in: Newswrite : The NSW Writers' Centre Magazine , August no. 129 2003; (p. 9, 30)
May O'Brien 1984 single work biography
— Appears in: National Aboriginal Day , 1984 1984; (p. 6)
1977 Churchill Fellow 1976 single work column
— Appears in: Identity , October vol. 2 no. 10 1976; (p. 9)
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