Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts

Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship Medal, Obverse

Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship Medal, Reverse, Recipient name redacted

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts are three independent but related living memorials to Sir Winston Churchill. They are based in the UK,^[2] Australia,^[3] and New Zealand.^[4]

History

The UK Trust was founded on 1 February 1965, the day after Churchill's funeral.^[1]:1 Elizabeth II extended her Royal Patronage to the Trust in 1965.^[1]:2

The Trusts were founded to 'perpetuate and honour the memory of Sir Winston Churchill' by administering the award of Travelling Fellowships known as a Churchill Fellowship. While the three Trusts are independent, they have a similar approach, identifying potential themes each year and inviting members of the public to submit applications under these themes. The applications are vetted and a shortlist is created. People on this shortlist are then interviewed and the successful ones are awarded a Fellowship. The Trusts are not primarily concerned with scientists and scholars for whom opportunities for research and study already exist. The focus is to offer opportunity to 'men and women from all walks of life'.^[1]:9

An attempt in 1964 by then Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and George A. Drew to launch a fourth Trust in Canada did not come to fruition, in part due to the illness and death of the latter.^[1]:5

Today, they receive sufficient funds for four weeks of foreign travel and subsistence, and the majority of recipients plan a trip of this length. In Australia the average award is A$25000 and the Trust administers a number of additional 'sponsored' Fellowships.

The recipients organise their own travel and undertake their own research. Upon their return, they submit a report to the Trustees. Once their report is accepted, they are formally installed as Fellows and receive their insignia, consisting of a specially minted Churchill Medal, at a national award ceremony.

Applicants must be citizens of the respective country and the research must necessitate foreign travel.

An implication taken from the award of a Fellowship is that the recipient is a leader or has potential leadership in their field of endeavour, and that the Fellowship will strengthen their usefulness to society. They are encouraged to promote the Fellowships, encouraging others to apply, and thus perpetuating the memory of Churchill.

There are local Associations to which Fellows may belong, and which generally maintain links with the respective Trust headquarters.

Notable Fellows by country and year

United Kingdom

Year	Fellow	Occupation / profession	Purpose / project / findings	Location of study
1969	James Reid	Minister	Studied and observed in practise the comparatively new discipline of pastoral theology, concentrating on the work of counselling centres in the community.	UK, United States
1976	Dr. Jane Wilson-Howarth	Ecologist	Discovered numerous species that were new to science and named one, a springtail, Troglopedetes churchillatus in honour of Churchill.[5][6]	Nepal
1977	Karen Leighton	Gymnast	Trained with US National Coach.	United States
1981	John Elkington	Business author	Environmental industry and its use in implementing the World Conservation Strategy.	United States[7]
1982	Nick Danziger	Travel artist and author	Travelling on foot and by traditional local transport, Danziger traversed from western Europe to China, and published Danziger’s Travels as a result.[8][9][10]	Western Europe and China
1988	Charles Farthing	Medical doctor	Studied AIDS at the Bellevue Hospital in New York[11]	United States
1989	Serge Lourie	Housing Association Chair	Studied urban renewal and housing in order to help tackle the housing crisis in the United Kingdom	France and United States
2004	Dr. Steven Mannion	Pediatric surgeon	Having repopularised the Ponseti Method for treating infantile club foot, Mannion worked with Ignacio Ponseti, the inventor of the method.	Iowa, USA
2006	Chris Smith[12]	Kayaker-Writer	Explored the Rivers of Madagascar.	Madagascar
2014	Lindsay Graham[13]	Registered general nurse and health promotion specialist	Researched the development of national policy on Holiday Meal Provision in the UK.	United States
2014	Professor Andrew Rowland[14]	Children's Doctor	Investigated the impact of mandatory reporting of child abuse, the work of children’s advocacy centres and strategies used to identify children at risk of child sexual exploitation and trafficking.	United States, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong

Australia

Year	Fellow	Occupation / profession	Purpose / project / findings	Location of study
1968	Ronald Burnheim	Principal Clinical Psychologist, North Ryde Psychiatric Centre	Granted Fellowship to study applied clinical psychology and patient rehabilitation practices in the US, with additional institutional visits in the UK and Europe[15]	USA (plus UK, Europe)
1972	Lionel Gilbert	Lecturer and Curator	Churchill Fellowship to study the educational use of museums in the UK[16]	UK
1972	Rob Morrison	Zoology researcher	Churchill Fellowship to examine the administration of Field Study Centres and the courses offered in same[17]	UK
1984	Roger McNeice	Numismatist	Churchill Fellowship to study developments in the conservation and preservation of coins and medals.[18]	UK
2006	Jonathan Oehm	Certified Journeyman Farrier	The James Love Churchill Fellowship to study advanced therapeutic and remedial farriery techniques[19][20]
2008	Dr Elizabeth Grant	Architect, Anthropologist and Academic, The University of Adelaide	Churchill Fellowship to study the design of prisons for Indigenous prisoners [21]	Denmark, USA, Canada, New Zealand
2009	Joanna Bosse	Assistant Curator, Ian Potter Museum of Art	Developed new curatorial models for Australian art museums to work with Indigenous artists and their communities[22]	Canada, USA
	Nicholas I. Bochner		The Dame Roma Mitchell Churchill Fellowship to study the use of improvisation in teaching classical music[23]	UK
	Monique Conheady	Founder and CEO, Flexicar	Investigated public transport systems utilising the latest technology to incorporate newer forms of transit such as bicycles and car sharing[24]	China, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, USA, Columbia
	Dr Catherine Crock	Physician, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Australian Institute of Patient and Family Centred Care	The Jack Brockhoff Foundation Churchill Fellowship to investigate the benefits of family involvement in effective healthcare by examining patient and family centred care models[25]	USA and Europe
	Samuel T Murray	President, ASID Vic	Assessing the impact of compulsory registration and accreditation systems of support staff on disability service provision[26]	England, Scotland, Norway, Canada and USA.
	Sarah Maddison	Social scientist and academic	Studying models of Indigenous representation[27]	USA and Canada
2012	Nicholas Wyman	Human resources	A fresh approach to engaging young people in skilled careers[28][29]	USA, UK, Netherlands, Germany, France

New Zealand

Year	Fellow	Occupation / profession	Purpose / project / findings	Location of study
1973	Don Merton	Conservationist	Study the management of endangered species.	USA and Europe

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