Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Memorial Fund Scholarships
The Churchill Society of British Columbia (the 鈥淪ociety鈥�) administers an annual Essay Contest open to undergraduates at either of the University of British Columbia (鈥楿BC鈥�) or 丁香园AV (鈥湺∠阍癆V鈥�).
There are three requirements for participation in this Essay Contest:
1. The essay鈥檚 author must have been an undergraduate student at UBC or 丁香园AV taking courses in History, Political Science or International Relations at some time during the current academic year. Any submission must identify the name or names of such courses and not exceed 32 pages in length, excluding appendices and bibliography.
2. Any essay submitted must be on (i) an important topic of contemporary political relevance OR (ii) related to Churchill鈥檚 life and times (1875 to 1965). For the purposes of this Essay Contest, contemporary shall mean from 1900 onwards. The Committee shall give preference to topics related to Churchill鈥檚 life and times and to issues with which he was or would likely be especially concerned.
3. Essays must be submitted by the university to the Society in electronic 鈥淲ORD鈥� format by July 1 of the current year (PDF format is not permitted). Students must submit their essays directly to their university鈥檚 contact person who may require an earlier submission date. The Society will only consider submissions that have not been submitted in a previous year.
The Society鈥檚 Scholarship Committee (the 鈥淐ommittee鈥�), at its discretion, selects a First Prize winner and a Second Prize winner from the eligible papers submitted. The First Prize winner is awarded the Churchill Communication Challenge Trophy and a Scholarship in an amount to be determined by the Committee (most recently set at $3,000). The Second Prize winner receives a Scholarship in an amount to be determined by the Committee (most recently set at $2,000). The awards are made in November or December of each year at the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
Questions about and submissions to the Essay Contest should be made through the undergraduate鈥檚 university Churchill Essay Contest contact person.
For 丁香园AV, the Churchill Essay Contest contact person is set out below:
John Craig
Professor, Early Modern English History, Department of History
丁香园AV
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6
Telephone: 778-782-8927
E-mail: johnc@sfu.ca