UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Winston Churchill Scholarships

Website	Eligibility	Deadline	Past Winners
The Winston Churchill Foundation	Seniors	Oct. 17	Katherine Allen (2006) Stephanie Bush (2004) Patrick Coles (2000) Neil Rubin (1997)

 

**Case deadline is October 17.

 

Purpose

The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States was established in 1959 to encourage the exchange of knowledge and ideas between the United States and Great Britain. To this end, it established a scholarship program to enable outstanding American students to do graduate work in engineering, mathematics and science at Churchill College at Cambridge University in England. The scholarship provides the opportunity to purse graduate studies at one of the world's greatest universities. In addition, the scholarship also offers the rewards associated with living abroad, of experiencing a different way of life and of seeing the world, one's own country and oneself from a new perspective.

Currently 13 Churchill Scholarships, tenable for one year, are offered annually.

 

Application Procedure

1. Case can only nominate up to two candidates, so there is a preliminary application screening process. If you wish to be considered, please email your information to Dean Hamel or return it to Sears 357 by September 15. The preliminary application should include:
   1. a brief account of your interest in science or engineering, and your career plans
   2. a one-page summary of your activities (including any research activities and presentations), honors and awards.
2. If you are passed on through the preliminary process, you must complete the Churchill application. You must apply separtely to the Univesity of Cambridge as well.
3. Return all of the information to Dean Hamel in Sears 357. The Office of Undergraduate Studies will compile all of the information, make all of the requisite copies and send the material to the Churchill Foundation in New York.

Eligibility

1. an American citizen
2. enrolled in on of the participating colleges and universities which participates in the competition (which Case is)
3. upon taking up a Churchill Scholarship, must be between the ages of 19-26
4. must hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a U.S. college or university, and my not have attained a doctorate.

Qualifications

1. achievement in academic work as indicated by course grades;
2. scores on the GRE;
3. capacity for original, creative work as shown by special recognition and letters of reference;
4. character, adaptability, demonstrated leadership and concern for the critical problems of society; and
5. good health.

Selection Procedure

1. The Churchill Committee at Case can only nominate up to two students each year. If needed, the Case Churchill Committee will notify applicants if an interview is needed. Based on these interviews and the submitted application material, the committee will nominate and endorse no more than two applicants. The completed applications are then forwarded to the Churchill Foundation in New York.
2. The Churchill Foundation Scholarship Screening Committee, comprised of former Churchill Scholars who are experts in various disciplines, evaluates the applications and endorses those considered most qualified.
3. Candidates are notified in January, whether or not they have received the Screening Committee's endorsement. Those students who make the short list of endorsed candidates will be invited for a phone interview in January with the Director of the Foundation. An endorsement is no guarantee of an award.  There are more endorsed candidates than there are scholarships available.
4. The appropriate departments at the University of Cambridge review the applications, consider the availability of appropriate supervision and laboratory space, and decide who are eligible for admission to the University. The University's offer of admission is not a guarantee that you will receive a Churchill Scholarship.
5. The Winston Churchill Foundation makes final decisions on Churchill Scholarship winners and announces them by April 15, at the latest.

 

Contact Information

The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States
P. O. Box 1240, Gracie Station
New York, NY 10028-0048
Tel/Fax 212-879-3480
e-mail:churchill@aol.com web:http://thechurchillscholarships.com

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