New Zealand Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Background

Churchill Fellowships are intended for travel, typically short term of between three weeks and three months duration, for intensive investigative research.

The Trust helps all kinds of New Zealanders - including community workers, engineers, business people, actors, teachers, artists - to travel overseas and bring back with them new insights and understanding that will enrich their community and, ultimately, New Zealand as a whole.

In his honour, the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust assists New Zealanders to travel overseas to learn more about other people and cultures and to investigate topics that will help them to increase their contribution to the community and their trade, industry, profession, business or calling. The Trust is administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Eligibility

The criteria for eligibility of applicants and projects include the following:

• All New Zealanders, either citizens or people normally resident in New Zealand, may apply for the fellowship.
• The Trust does not grant fellowships for the gaining of academic or professional qualifications
• Fellowships are not normally granted for attending academic or professional conferences
• Short courses which form part of a eligible project will be considered
• Applicants should be able to indicate that the project will benefit New Zealanders as well as enhancing their own life, work or business.
• Fellowships are granted for travel outside New Zealand only.

Value

Varies

Closing Date

Applications close on 31 July each year. Fellowships are announced in December.

More Information

For further information and application form visit the Department of Internal Affairs website, phone 0800 824 824 or email trusts@dia.govt.nz