The Winston Churchill Trust and the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland are partnering to increase the impact of outstanding Churchill Fellows and their findings through a new Policy Impact Program (PIP).
The Policy Impact Program will identify, curate and advocate a selection of ideas from Churchill Fellows that have the potential to shape best practice and policy reform on a variety of relevant and contemporary issues facing Australia. The flagship of the program will be an annual publication Policy Futures: A Reform Agenda.
Up to 10 applicants will be selected to join the program. Successful Fellows will work alongside leading policy analysts to assess the policy implications of their work and develop their policy ideas into an article for the annual publication.
PIP Fellows will also be provided with opportunities to develop their skills in policy and governance, identify and engage with relevant government leaders, extend their networks, and learn how to improve the context-specificity of their findings.
With the combined strengths and convening power of the Churchill Trust and the UQ Centre for Policy Futures, the perspectives of PIP Fellows will be given a national platform and be targeted in such a way as to heighten the impact. We encourage all eligible Fellows with findings and ideas of relevance to Australian public policy to consider applying for this highly valuable opportunity.
* We will consider Expressions of interest from Fellows prior to 2013 on a case-by-case basis. If you are interested in applying for the Policy Impact Program but received your Fellowship prior to 2013, please send an email explaining your interest and topic (in under 100 words) to [email protected]. We will review your EOI and inform you promptly of your suitability to proceed with a full application.
Please see the Prospectus for more information
For any enquiries please contact Kirsty Guster on email [email protected] or phone 0437 301 390.