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Sir Winston Spencer Churchill
Memorial Fund Scholarships
The Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Spencer
Churchill Society of British Columbia (the “Society”) administers an annual
Essay Contest open to undergraduates at the University of British Columbia and
Simon Fraser University who are taking courses in History, Political Science or
International Relations. Although essays on any important topic of
contemporary political relevance are eligible for the Essay Contest, preference
will be given to essays related to Churchill’s life and times or examining
issues related to Churchill’s life and times or issues with which he was
especially concerned.
The Society’s Scholarship
Committee selects a First Prize and a Second Prize winner from the papers
submitted. The First Prize winner is awarded the Churchill Communication Challenge Trophy and
a Scholarship for $1,500. The Second Prize
winner receives a Scholarship of $750.
Submissions for the Essay Contest are made through the undergraduate’s
university.
In the case of the
University of British Columbia, for details and submission date please
contact:
Professor Allen Sens
Chair, International Relations Program
University of British Columbia
C430 - 1866 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1
Telephone: 604-822-6127
E-mail:
asens@politics.ubc.ca
In the case of Simon Fraser
University, for details and submission date please contact:
Eugenie Ko
Manager, Student Awards
Financial Aid and Awards
Simon Fraser University
MBC 3200 - 8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6
Telephone: 778-782-3893
E-mail:
ko@sfu.ca
The respective First and Second prize
winners of the 2008 Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Memorial Fund
Essay Contest were students Drew Stewart and Sheena Ridley. We are pleased to have both prize winning
essays available for your viewing pleasure:
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First Prize: $1,500 was awarded to Drew Stewart for his
paper "Celebrity
Led Humanitarian Interventions: Blanket Criticism vs. A Framework for
Success". To view his paper
Click To View
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Second Prize: $750 was awarded
to Sheena Ridley for her paper
"Trudeau's Omnibus
Bill: Policy and Publicity". To view her paper Click
to View
If you wish to receive a written copy of
either of the prize winning papers, please contact the administrator.
Sir Winston Spencer Churchill
Memorial Fund Scholarships are funded by the Sir Winston Spencer Churchill
Memorial Fund (the “Fund”) administered by the Vancouver Foundation. For details
of the Memorial Fund and how to make donations to it, please click on the
Memorial Fund Tab.
2007 Scholarship Winners
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Mrs. Anderson and Ian Marshall |
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Ian Marshall presents Mrs. Anderson the first prize on behalf of her son Christopher. |
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David O'Neill & Ian Marshall |
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Ian Marshall awards David O'Neill with the second prize. |
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