With your support we are raising funds to establish a Terry Lavender Churchill Fellowship in honour of Terry's contribution to the development of walking trails

For National Science Week we asked Neil Bramsen why #STEMinschools is such a national priority and to share his top 4 tried and tested methods to get students excited about STEM.

Registrations at the early bird rate are now open for the National Convention of Churchill Fellows Canberra 27-29 October 2017

We are pleased to provide the digital edition of our latest Annual Report...it's a great read!

For #NAIDOC2017 we asked 2016 Churchill Fellow Stephanie Woerde, why our languages matter?

Are you ready to break up with plastic - Churchill Fellow and co-founder of Plastic Free July Rebecca Prince-Ruiz can tell you how...

David Trebeck has been elected as the new National Chair of the Churchill Trust Board of Directors

We are pleased to announce a new Fellowship sponsored by Department of Health

Under a new partnership with Hort Innovation Australia, three Fellowships will be offered each year over the next four years

The Blakeney Millar Foundation offers the residents of Tumut the opportunity to apply for a Churchill Fellowship that is of benefit to the town and its environs, since 1997

If you have a great idea and lot of passion for a project that will benefit Australia then apply for a Churchill Fellowship now!

With only 1 week to go until applications close, we thought it timely to share some resources and advice to support you in completing your application!

Free Information sessions are being held throughout Australia in February and March. Attend to find out more about the Churchill Fellowship opportunity of a lifetime!

It is with much sadness that today we farewell a very dear friend, an iconic Churchill Fellow, Queenslander and Australian

106 Aussies are going global to explore new possibilities for Australia

Catching up with film-maker and 2010 Churchill Fellow Sarah Barton

Curated by 2012 Churchill Fellow Jo Thomas

Working with newcomers to Australia is a thread that runs through Sarah Janali’s career story

We continue to find organisations and people of goodwill who wish to provide ongoing support to the work of the Trust and its' Fellows

"Get kids back into sport!", says 2015 Churchill Fellow Troy Kirkham

To acknowledge the contribution Churchill Fellows have made to children's healthcare in Australia.

An inevitable finding on Census Night will be that Australia has an ageing population, a fact already clear to Churchill Fellow Caroline Langston

This Annual Report records the Churchill Trust’s activities and performance for the year 1 February 2015 to 31 January 2016.

The Churchill Trust is an endorsing partner for the Creative Innovation Conference being held 7-9 November in Melbourne

After sixteen years as your CEO I am soon to hand over to Mr Adam Davey who I know will bring new perspectives and enthusiasm to the CEO appointment.

The Chair of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Margaret White, has announced the appointment of Adam Davey as Chief Executive Officer of the Trust.

Marbleous man! Sculptor Dusty Bob Prickett has used his creations to help fund 36 Churchill Fellowships.

Six key strategic directions for the future development of the Trust have now been approved by the Churchill Trust Board

We offer a life-changing experience to those who want to travel the world and make a difference!

50th Anniversary Churchill Fellow David Barnard returns to Australia full of inspiration and an enriched perspective set to influence the opera industry in Australia.

Courtney Ryder wants to transform the next generation of health professionals into culturally safe and competent practitioners, driven by health equity, to meet the needs of Indigenous patients and communities.

Applications are now open for the role of Chief Executive Officer at the Churchill Trust. Applications close 25 March 2016

Free Information sessions are being held throughout Australia in February and March. Attend to find out more about the Churchill Fellowship opportunity of a lifetime!

Use our promotional resources to share the Churchill Fellowship opportunity with your networks

Australia's greatest doorknock appeal continues to offer the opportunity of a lifetime!

Claire Seppings, 2015 ‘50th Anniversary’ Churchill Fellow has just returned from a seven week fact finding visit to the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Sweden and the United States of America to learn how these countries have successfully utilised the rehabilitative role of ex-prisoners and offenders as peer mentors in reintegration models.

Join Author Dr Penelope Hanley and ABC Radio Broadcaster Alex Sloan for the launch of this compelling history of the Trust and to hear stories of selected Churchill Fellows and their remarkable achievements in a vast range of fields.

The 50th Anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill gives us pause to reflect on the man who at times seemed larger than life and left an indelible imprint on world history.

This special edition report contains excerpts from our new book Inspiring Australians with a strong focus on the contribution Fellows have made to Australian Society over the past 50 years.

The National Library of Australia have offered to archive our online publications for posterity of the Trust.

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust is deeply saddened at the passing of Mr William (Bill) Abernethy Park CBE, AM who was a passionate supporter and advocate of the Churchill Trust.

Our Churchill Fellows' Associations will be holding the following events around Australia in 2015 and 2016 to celebrate the life and legacy of Sir Winston Churchill.

Announcing our 2015 '50th Anniversary' Churchill Fellows

Congratulations to four Churchill Fellows who have been honoured on the 2015 Queen's Birthday list.

“We’re redefining dance - dance is not just for one type of body” says 2013 Churchill Fellow and Artistic Director Sarah-Vyne Vassallo

Churchill Fellow Jessica Hoey is on a fact finding mission for a pesty problem affecting the Great Barrier Reef

2010 Churchill Fellow Dr Amber Beavis named as one of ABC Radio's new scientific communicators

We would like to officially congratulate Churchill Trust Director and Churchill Fellow, Linda Dessau AM, who has just been announced as the next Governor of Victoria.

We welcome the Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet as a new sponsor offering two Fellowships this year to develop evidence based policy.

A media kit is now available to help promote the Churchill Fellowship opportunity to your networks.

PERTH Children’s Court Magistrate and 2014 Churchill Fellowship recipient Catherine Crawford says there is an urgent need for a foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) diagnostic clinic in Perth.

ABORIGINAL art has historically been represented in state galleries by Caucasian men, says Bassendean resident and 2014 Churchill Fellowship recipient Vanessa Russ.

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust is proud to announce that 106 Australians have been successful in their application for a Churchill Fellowship.

The successful applicants will, from as soon as September this year, travel the globe to undertake a diverse array of research for the betterment of Australia.

The Trustees, members and affiliates of The Churchill Centre around the world (The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust) are deeply saddened at the news of the death of The Lady Soames LG DBE.

2011 Churchill Fellow Linda Taylor has been appointed as the new Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) with the University of Western Sydney (UWS).

Linda said 'the Churchill Fellowship was absolutely critical in securing this great new role, moving from the public sector to university'.

2015 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill (24 January 1965) and the establishment of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (12 April 1965).

To give utmost respect to these two special occasions The Trust has engaged an established author, Dr Penelope Hanley, to write about the history of The Trust, focussing on the significant contribution Fellows have made to Australian society over the past fifty years.

Approximately 100 people gathered at a special reception for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Thursday 24 April, including some of our country's icons - actors, singers, athletes, servicemen, people who excel in their field.

For me, it was a privilege in itself to meet and talk to such an amazing group of Australians, let alone shake hands and converse with the young royal couple.

Listen to 2011 Churchill Fellow Jane Myers speak to ABC Rural about sustainable horsekeeping/management systems and how her project is now helping to minimise the environmental impact on horse properties in Australia.

The 2014 NSW Medallion Presentation Dinner, hosted by the NSW Churchill Fellows' Association (CFA), was held on Friday 7 March at the Masonic Club in Sydney City.

Follow 2013 Fellow Sarah-Vyne Vassallo on her Tumblr blog as she travels to the USA and UK for her Fellowship.

For more than 20 years I have had the great fortune of being able to pursue a career in the improvement of fish populations through the restoration of natural habitat in New South Wales, Australia. My work, however, could be substantially improved through greater support from recreational fishers. And this is where Mr Winston Churchill comes in!

Canberra music producer and sound engineer Dax Liniere travelled around the globe for the chance to learn from the giants of his industry. Aided by a prestigious Churchill Trust fellowship, the 32-year-old took the leap to France, Germany and Britain to learn new mixing and production techniques from the creative minds behind Led Zeppelin, U2, the Smashing Pumpkins and Alanis Morissette.

Victoria's Churchill Fellows' Association (CFA) is offering people the chance to visit the Youth Unit at Port Phillip Prison on Sunday 13 April, to see the difference Youth Worker and Churchill Fellow Anne Hooker, has made to the lives of young male prisoners.

With effect from 12 March 2014, a new set of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) replaced the existing National Privacy Principles and Information Privacy Principles for which the Churchill Trust now adheres.

The policy contains information on how the Trust collects, holds, uses and discloses personal information

The ACT Churchill Fellows’ Association invites you and your guests to this exciting event.

Thursday 27th March 2014 at 7pm
ACT Legislative Assembly Building Civic Square
Light refreshments will be provided

Meet and hear ACT Fellows reflect on their fascinating projects...

An all over 70’s workforce for a needle factory, a retirement village that requires you to sign up to work, study or volunteering to live there, a course that helps you intentionally design your years post retirement. These are just a few examples of the businesses, organisations and people who are championing the reinvention movement. They’re dramatically shifting what retirement and getting old looks like with new kinds of roles full of purpose, challenge and joy.

Anthony Black speaks to AIM Churchill Fellowship winner Mark Bell. Bell is business development manager for Regional Development Australia (Murraylands and Riverland). He is also an APEC certified business counsellor and has been a business coach for 11 years.

Think you’ve got what it takes to make the Australia Day Honours List? If you’re thinking of applying for a Churchill Fellowship, you’ll be one step closer to achieving your dream.

The call for applications from The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust coincides with the news that several Churchill Fellows were recognised on the 2014 Australia Day Honours List.

An information session will be held on Friday 7 February in Newstead Queensland to promote awareness of the Churchill Fellowships, providing advice to potential applicants on how to apply.

In one of his speeches, to Harrow School in 1941, British prime minister Winston Churchill said, ''Never give in.''

Dianna Nixon followed his advice, appropriately enough, in applying for a Churchill Fellowship, which provides an opportunity for Australians to travel overseas to conduct research in their chosen field that is not readily available in Australia. She received one in 2012 on her fifth attempt since 1999.

Rouse Hill resident Louise Zarmati used the $20,000 fellowship last year to visit England, Slovenia, Croatia and the US, studying innovative museum and heritage education programs.

The education consultant encourages others to have a go. “I definitely recommend this to others as it’s non-academical,” she said.

The Glynde couple are part of a new generation of retirees who refuse to settle into their armchairs as they get older.

Mr Skibneff, 87, works in administration for the ACH Group, a not-for-profit organisation offering aged and veteran care around Adelaide, for two and a half days a week. His wife, 77, is learning to sing and organises the local choir group.

Mike Rungie, who won a Churchill Fellowship to research life after retirement, said the Skibneffs were shining examples of the reinvention movement.

An information session will be held on Tuesday 28 January in Darwin to promote awareness of the Churchill Fellowships, providing advice to potential applicants on how to apply.

All Northern Territory residents who wish to ‘explore their passion overseas’ are invited to attend this event. Guest speakers will include Fellowship recipients Josephine Buck and Jared Sharp who will share their insightful personal experiences as Churchill Fellows.

TERRITORIANS are being encouraged to apply for the Churchill Fellowships which every year see more than 100 Australians awarded a travel grant worth an average of $20,000 each.

Forest Lodge resident Sean O'Toole is the director of learning and development at the NSW Department of Family and Community Services, and was one of a hundred Australians who won a scholarship in 2012.

It allowed him to see the best practice worldwide in career development and enhancing education of indigenous people.

LIFE after League has taken former Bulldogs forward Corey Payne to some of the most confronting and inspiring corners of the world.

The NSW Young Australian of the Year has been on a three-month tour of the some of the world's most disadvantaged communities as part of his $20,000 Fellowship through the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.

CEO of the Churchill Trust Mr Paul Tys spoke to Terry Begley 612 ABC Radio Brisbane yesterday...hear how a Churchill Fellowship is the research and travel opportunity of a lifetime!

Lennox Head man Craig Copeland was awarded a Churchill Fellowship this year and it allowed him to travel to the US, Ireland and Britain to look into the motivations for recreational fishers to restore fish habitat.

Sarah Sammon (nee Benjamin) was awarded the Peter Mitchell Churchill Fellowship in 2006 which saw her travel throughout the world to investigate the processing, packaging, marketing and storage of premium dried petals and their value adding potential for Australian flower growers.

Sarah's business Simply Rose Petals has just won the 2013 NSW Special Services category of the Australian Bridal Industry Awards for the second year running.

Read on to see how Sarah established her business and the high profile it has gained after providing all the petals for the recent Australian TV series of ‘The Bachelor’.

Telstra's 21st Business Awards recognise the entrepreneurs in small and medium businesses across Australia. This year's overall winner, Bruny Island Cheese Co., co-owned by 2012 Churchill Fellow Nick Haddow, defies its island isolation off the south-east coast of Tasmania to pop 27,0000 kilograms of artisan cheese into Aussie mouths every year.

Australians are living longer, healthier and happier lives, and The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust is now taking applications for its Geoffrey White Churchill Fellowship – a paid opportunity to research ways to engage older Australians to participate in the workforce and other activities.

The $20,000 Donald Mackay Churchill Fellowship is now offered to those involved in law enforcement and related fields to study methods of investigating and bringing to light organised crime.

The Churchill Trust has announced that applications are now open for its $20,000 AV Jennings Churchill Fellowship, which funds overseas travel for recipients to undertake research in the field of domestic architecture, building and planning.

A Churchill Fellowship where you design your own research, travel the world, expand your skills and make a positive contribution to Australia: it’s not a dream, it’s an opportunity available today.

You can now apply online

THERE are certain arts and crafts that are typically perceived as irrelevant today. But Tim Bignell is determined to prove that blacksmithing is not among them.

The 34-year-old Ballarat blacksmith has spent years mastering his chosen art, demonstrating how his work is not synonymous with making horse shoes.

Mr Bignell recently received the Churchill Fellowship...He said his travels would allow him to gain skills and knowledge in traditional blacksmithing techniques.