2012 SPONSORED FELLOWSHIPS
For many years the Churchill Trust has welcomed sponsorships from appropriate organisations and individuals who wish to have their name associated with the work of the Trust. Sponsors generously assist the Churchill Trust by funding projects of merit within specific fields or areas of interest.
Below is the list of Sponsored Fellowships on offer for the 2012 Churchill Fellowship round.
| ACT Government / Office for Women (ACT only) | ACT Government Audrey Fagan Churchill Fellowship for a woman to study gendered research, including but not limited to the areas of law enforcement, care and protection, or professional support services for women who are victims of violence. |
| ACT Government / David Balfour Family (ACT only) | ACT Government David Balfour Churchill Fellowship for innovations and resourcefulness for fire fighter and community safety in the fields of training or equipment developments or through interagency liaison and cooperation. |
| Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) | Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Churchill Fellowship to undertake overseas taxonomic research on Australian flora or fauna. Two Fellowships are available, one for an early career researcher and one for an established career researcher. |
| Australian Institute of Management | Australian Institute of Management Churchill Fellowship to investigate leadership and management. |
| AV Jennings | AV Jennings Churchill Fellowship to study in the field of domestic architecture, building and planning. |
| Blakeney Millar Foundation (Tumut - NSW only) | Blakeney Millar Foundation Churchill Fellowship for the study of a topic for the benefit of Tumut and its environs (2 Fellowships). |
| Bob and June Prickett - human genetics / metabolic diseases | Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowship to investigate any aspect of human genetics or metabolic diseases. |
| Bob and June Prickett - health of Australians | Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowships for an aspect of health of Australians. |
| Cancer Australia | Jeannie Ferris, Cancer Australia Churchill Fellowship in Gynaecological Cancers. |
| Dame Roma Mitchell | Dame Roma Mitchell Churchill Fellowship for the pursuit of excellence in the Performing Arts. |
| Donald Mackay | Donald Mackay Churchill Fellowship for the study of countering organised crime. |
| Dorothy and Brian Wilson | Dorothy and Brian Wilson Churchill Fellowship for the study of issues relating to community service or social welfare. |
| Dr Dorothea Sandars | Dr Dorothea Sandars Churchill Fellowship for the study of medical and veterinary parasitology or Parkinson's Disease or advances in medicine in general. |
| Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee - palliative care | Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship for the study or update of skills for the enhancement of the delivery of palliative care. |
| Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee - ophthalmology | Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship for the study of an issue in the field of ophthalmology |
| Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee - marine science | Dr Dorothea Sandars and Irene Lee Churchill Fellowship for an issue in the field of marine science. |
| Dr Iain Medgett | Dr Iain C. Medgett Churchill Fellowship for excellence in classical strings. |
| Gilbert Spottiswood | Gilbert Spottiswood Churchill Fellowship for the study of an aspect of the theatre. |
| Jack Brockhoff Foundation (VIC only) | Jack Brockhoff Foundation Churchill Fellowship for projects in the fields of health and / or community welfare for the benefit of Victorians (2 Fellowships). |
| Jack Green | Jack Green Churchill Fellowship for a project in the dairy industry. |
| James Love (QLD only) | James Love Churchill Fellowship for any field in Queensland. |
| Justice James Muirhead (NT only) | Justice James Muirhead Churchill Fellowship for the study of strategies that will, in a very practical way, enhance the capacity of people, communities, agencies and/or governments in the Northern Territory to reduce Indigenous contact with the Justice system (policing, courts and prisons and after-care of prisoners) and/or reduce the negative impacts of that system on Indigenous lives. |
| Les and Craig Fleming | Leslie (Les) J. Fleming Churchill Fellowship for the study of oncology and cancer research. |
| Monash University | Monash University Churchill Fellowship for the study of an aspect of university management. |
| Mr and Mrs Gerald New - health and medicine | Mr and Mrs Gerald Frank New Churchill Fellowship for an aspect of the health of Australians with a preference for research into cancer. |
| Mr and Mrs Gerald Frank New - classical music or voice | Mr and Mrs Gerald Frank New Churchill Fellowship for the achievement of performance excellence in classical music or voice. |
| Northern Districts Education Centre (Sydney) (NSW only) | Northern Districts Education Centre (Sydney) Churchill Fellowship for the study of an aspect of school or pre-school education in NSW. |
| NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust (ACT / NSW only) | NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust Churchill Fellowship for contributions to research and / or policies leading to a reduction in deaths and suffering caused by road crashes, from any perspective, including education, health, engineering, regulation and administration. |
| Office of Rail Heritage (NSW) (NSW only) | Office of Rail Heritage (NSW) Churchill Fellowship for the study of approaches which support the sustainability of NSW rail heritage assets. |
| Park Family | Park Family Churchill Fellowship for the study of issues relating to educational and / or vocational training. |
| Samuel and Eileen Gluyas (QLD only) | Samuel and Eileen Gluyas Churchill Fellowship for a project within the tropical pastoral industry. |
| Stuart and Norma Leslie | Stuart and Norma Leslie Churchill Fellowship for performance excellence in the classical arts. |
| Vincent Fairfax Ethics in Leadership Foundation | Vincent Fairfax Ethics in Leadership Foundation Churchill Fellowship for the study of ethics and leadership. |
| Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation - Australians in their advancing years | Vincent Fairfax Churchill Fellowship for the study of a project to enrich the quality of life for Australians in their advancing years. |
| Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation - Indigenous leadership / education | Vincent Fairfax Churchill Fellowship for the study of leadership and education issues for the benefit of Indigenous Australians. |
| Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation - childhood / primary education | Nancy Fairfax Churchill Fellowship for the study of an aspect of early childhood and/or primary education. |
| Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation - retirees in employment | Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Churchill Fellowship to engage and facilitate older Australians to participate in the workforce, the not-for-profit sector and for paid and / or unpaid work in the volunteering sector (in honour of Geoffrey White). |
| WA Department for Child Protection (WA only) | WA Department for Child Protection Churchill Fellowship for the protection and care for children and young people or support for at risk individuals and families. |
| Wildman River Stock Contractors | Wildman River Stock Contractors Churchill Fellowship to advance and protect the interests of the buffalo industry. |
My memories and experiences as a 2005 Churchill Fellow have been a major highlight in my life and will stay with me forever.
Gayle MacGregor
2005 Churchill Fellow
2005 Churchill Fellow