Learn globally, inspire
locally
I
am contacting the Diocese with important information for local educators about
an award that offers Australians a life-changing opportunity to travel overseas
and investigate a topic they are passionate about.
Applications
are now open for the 2020 round of Churchill Fellowships, a unique award
that supports more than 100 people annually, from all walks of life, to
explore an issue of their choice, anywhere in the world.
Unlike
more traditional academic fellowships, Churchill Fellowships are not given for
tertiary study and no formal qualifications are required. Churchill
Fellows design their own projects and itinerary so they can access expertise
which cannot be found in Australia. The Trust covers travel costs and living
expenses for four to eight weeks, with Fellowships worth an average of $29,000
each.
In
2020, the Churchill Trust is particularly keen to receive applications from
people living in regional and rural Australia. To help people develop their
project ideas and to provide valuable advice on how to apply, we are
holding information sessions in 20 regional centres around Australia, including
Wollongong on Wednesday, March 4, from 5.30 pm
to 7.30 pm at Cafe Essay and Conference Centre. The
event will be officially opened by Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery and hosted by NSW
Churchill Fellows Association president, Ian Krimmer, a former state media
officer with Fire and Rescue NSW, who received a Fellowship in 1995 to investigate child fire education programs in the
United States and UK.
We
hope that you will help us to spread the word by sharing this email and the
attached fact sheet. You can also share relevant posts from our Facebook page or via Twitter @churchilltrust.
For
more information about Churchill Fellowships and to register for the
information session please visit www.churchillfellowships.com.au.
Applications
can be made online until April 30, 2020, for travel between February 1, 2021,
and January 31, 2022.
Yours
Sincerely
Liz Harfull
Churchill
Fellow (CF 1999) and PR consultant
On behalf of Adam Davey, CEO
The
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
m 0409 674 941
lizharfull@internode.on.net
churchillfellowships.com.au