Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarships
DescriptionThe Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States, established in 1959, grants scholarships to support one year of graduate study at Churchill College, Cambridge, in engineering, mathematics, or the sciences, to American students of exceptional ability and achievement. Churchill Scholars generally enroll in one of the following programs: Master of Philosophy degree in science or engineering, Certificate of Postgraduate Study in natural science or chemical engineering, Certificate of Advanced Study in mathematics, and Diploma in computer science, but see their website for a complete list of options. The award provides payment of all university and college tuition and fees at Cambridge, a maintenance allowance of £10,000 if enrolled in a nine-month academic program or £12,000 if enrolled in a twelve-month program, and a $1,000 travel allowance. Churchill scholars will also be eligible for up to $2,000 in research expenses approved in advance by the Foundation. Additional financial support is available for married students whose spouses accompany them. In all, the Churchill Scholarship is worth between $44,000 and $50,000 depending on the program of study and prevailing rates of exchange. (currency converter) |
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In addition, the Churchill Scholarships provide opportunities to travel in the UK and to visit the country's archeological, historical, and artistic monuments, to forge new friendships with students from Great Britain and from around the world, to see the United States from a new perspective, and to gain the many personal insights that come from living abroad and adjusting to new ways and new challenges.
Eligibility
Yale is invited to nominate two candidates to the national competition. The Churchill Foundation currently offers fourteen scholarships each year. Eligible Yale applicants must be US citizens currently enrolled at the University or recent alumni of Yale College, and must hold a bachelor's degree and be under twenty-six years of age by October 1 of the academic year in which they would take up the award. Applicants may not have attained a doctorate.
Selection Criteria
Selection is based on academic achievement, scores on the GRE or MCAT, demonstrated concern for critical problems of society, capacity for original and creative work, character, adaptability, and demonstrated leadership. Financial need is not a criterion for selection. Applicants must first apply directly to Cambridge by the mid-October deadline for new US applicants; their Cambridge application must specify Churchill College as their first choice of college. Applicants should also take the GRE General Test at the date that will assure receipt of the scores at the Foundation by November 30th.
Make an Appointment
Interested applicants should schedule an appointment with Kate Dailinger, Associate Director for UK and Irish Fellowships, 203-432-8685. No appointments made through email.
Application Information and Instructions
Detailed information and application forms may be downloaded from the Churchill Foundation website. NB that you must apply to Cambridge for your graduate course by October 15 in order to be eligible for the Churchill.
Register for the Churchill Scholarship on the Yale Student Grants Database before submitting your Churchill application to the Office of Fellowship Programs.
Submit applications to the Fellowships office by the Campus Application Deadline: 12:00 Noon, Friday, October 16, 2009. A complete application includes four (4) copies (original plus three copies) of the following items, collated in the following order and paper-clipped together:
1. One signed copy of your Student Grants Database Churchill Registration cover sheet.
2. A print-out of the pdf of your DRAFT online Churchill application (please do not submit it electronically, and note that no photos are required at the campus application stage). This should include the four documents required to be attached to that application:
• List of Scholarships, Prizes, Awards, & other Distinctions (1 page maximum);
• Research/Employment (1 page maximum);
• Proposed Program of Study Essay (1 page maximum); and
• Personal Statement (2 pages maximum: a brief intellectual autobiography including an account of the development of your intellectual and research interests).
Separately printed and more legible versions of these are welcome.
3. A photocopy of your Cambridge graduate application form (but note that no photos are required at the campus application stage).
4. Laboratory placement (if available: may simply be a printout of an email).
5. A photocopy of the GRE General Test or MCAT score report (if available).
6. Transcripts:
1. For the initial campus competition, the Office of Fellowship Programs will obtain unofficial Yale transcripts for all applicants; transcripts from universities other than Yale are each applicant’s responsibility.
2. For the ensuing national competition, Yale’s nominees will require official transcripts. OFP will facilitate the ordering of official Yale transcripts but nominees will need to have official transcripts from other universities sent directly to the Fellowships Office. Only one official copy of each transcript is required.
Plus:
1. One copy each of four letters of reference (forms provided at the Churchill website).
Applications and all materials must be received by 12:00 Noon, on Friday, October 16, 2009.
Where? All application materials should be sent to the Yale Committee for the Churchill Scholarship, care of the Office of Fellowship Programs [click here for directions/mailing address].
