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Churchill Scholarship
What:
The Churchill Scholarship is run by the Winston Churchill Foundation and funds 13 one year scholarships for study in Cambridge leading to a Masters of Philosophy (MPhil), a Certificate of Post-Graduate Study (CPGS in different fields), a Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS in theoretical or applied mathematics), and/or a Diploma (in Computer Science). The scholarship was created at the request of Sir Winston Churchill to help American students study at Cambridge.
Who is eligible:
U.S. Citizens who are between 19-26 years old during the course of the scholarship. Apply as a senior or a recent graduate. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree by the time of rewarding of scholarship but must not have obtained a doctorate degree yet. Candidates have exceptional academic achievement with a 3.7+ GPA.
Selection Procedure:
Churchill scholarship applications are submitted in two parts:
First, the applicant is responsible for mailing his/her Cambridge application for admission to Cambridge University (including all original transcripts in sealed envelopes, a passport-size photo, and two recommendations in appropriately marked, signed, sealed envelopes, along with any other required materials such as writing samples). In all cases, the materials must be received at Cambridge by October 9, 2010. The Churchill Scholarship Committee will not review your Cambridge application in determining your scholarship award. Please treat the Churchill application as a stand-alone document (thus the need for separate letters of recommendation and transcripts).
Please note that you must check Churchill College as your first choice on the Cambridge application. Also, in section B(3), you should indicate that you are applying for a Churchill Scholarship through the Winston Churchill Foundation, indicate one year for tenure, indicate March for the date, and indicate £22,000-25,000 as the value of the scholarship. Letters should be written to the attention of the "Board of Graduate Studies." The Scholarship Opportunities Program requires a copy of your Cambridge application prior to submission.
Secondly, you must submit to the SOP a complete Churchill Scholarship application to be considered for UC Irvine endorsement, which the Churchill Foundation requires candidates to obtain to move forward in the competition. All materials (including letters) must be submitted to the SOP. These consist of the application form and personal statement, a one-page listing of scholarships and awards, and a one-page listing of research experiences, internships, and publications, transcripts from all colleges attended, and 4 academic letters of reference.
Two of the academic letters of recommendation for the Scholarship application will presumably will be from the same letter writers who wrote letters supporting your Cambridge University application. However, each of the four letters must be written specifically for the Churchill Scholarship and accompanied by the official Churchill reference cover sheet that the applicant has signed (the letter writers may not just use a copy of the letter they provided for admission to Cambridge). Letters should be written to the attention of the "Churchill Scholarship Selection Committee" and be specifically tailored toward your application as a Churchill Scholar. Students may hand deliver the letters in signed, sealed envelopes or referees may submit them to the SOP directly.
The rough draft of your complete Churchill Scholarship application is due to the SOP office July 12, 2010.
Your final draft is due to the SOP office August 9, 2010. This includes the above application materials, 4 signed letters of recommendation on departmental letterhead, official transcript(s), a passport-sized photograph, and a copy of your GRE report for the general test (MCAT scores may be substituted for the GRE.)
The UCI Churchill committee will interview candidates to determine whether their applications have earned campus endorsement. The University will endorse up to two candidates whom the Committee feels have the potential to be Churchill Scholars and will offer feedback for refining the application before submission to the Churchill Foundation for funding consideration.
Deadline: Pre-Application 4/12/2010 (Due to SOP)
Who wins:
SOP staff and the office of the Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Education will write comprehensive nomination letters for each endorsed candidate and will send your complete application materials (including reference letters) and the nomination letter to the Churchill Foundation.
The national Churchill Foundation Scholarship Screening Committee, comprising former Churchill Scholars, evaluates the applications and very selectively endorses those considered most qualified for a scholarship. Students who make the short list will be notified in early 2011 and will be scheduled, usually in the second week of January, for a phone interview with the Director of the Foundation.
Then, the Cambridge Board of Graduate Studies and the appropriate department at Cambridge will review the applications of nationally endorsed candidates, consider the availability of appropriate supervision and laboratory space, and decide who is eligible for admission to the University. Based on this information, the Winston Churchill Foundation makes final decisions on Churchill Scholarship winners and announces them by April 15 (though in recent years, this was completed by March 1). Thirteen students win each year.
Finances:
A yearlong scholarship for $44,000- $50,000. It covers all tuition fees (currently about $25,000). Students also receive a living allowance of £10,000 if enrolled in a nine-month academic program and £12,000 if enrolled in a full-year academic program. A travel allowance of up to $1,000 will also be granted. There is also a possible Special Research Grant of up to $2,000 which will cover travel for presentations at international conferences, short stays at another university or institute for special research, and other activities.
World Wide Web: Further information and applications are available at:
http://winstonchurchillfoundation.org/index.php?hide=1§ion=scholarships
For applications and more information, contact the Scholarship
Opportunities Program at 824-5461 in the Office of the Campuswide
Honors Program, 1200 Student Services II.
SOP is able to provide counseling and applications to UCI Students only.
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Division of Undergraduate Education