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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
either of the University of British Columbia (‘UBC”) or Simon Fraser
University (“SFU”).
There
are three requirements for participation in this Essay
Contest:
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The
essay’s author must have been an undergraduate student at UBC or SFU
taking courses in History, Political Science or International
Relations at some time during the current academic year. Any
submission must identify the name or names of such courses.
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Any
essay submitted must be on an important topic of contemporary
political relevance. For the purpose of this essay Contest
contemporary shall mean after 1900, the year Winston Churchill
was first elected to Parliament. Preference will be given to essays
related to Churchill’s life and times (1875 to 1965) or issues
with which he was especially concerned.
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Essays must be submitted to the Society (preferably in electronic format) by July 1st
of the current year.
If students'
essays are required to be submitted directly to the university, the
university may require an earlier submission date.
The
Society’s Scholarship Committee (the “Committee”), at its discretion,
selects a First Prize winner and a Second Prize winner from the eligible
papers submitted. The First Prize winner is awarded the Churchill
Communication Challenge Trophy and a Scholarship in an amount to be
determined by the Committee (most recently $1500). The Second Prize
winner receives a Scholarship in an amount to be determined by the
Committee (most recently $750). The awards are made in November of each
year at the Annual General Meeting of the Society.
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:
Dr. Andre Gerolymatos
Chair and Professor
Hellenic Studies
Simon Fraser University
Office No. 6190
8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6
Telephone: 778-782-5597
E-mail:
agerolym@sfu.ca
The respective First and Second prize
winners of the 2009 Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Memorial Fund
Essay Contest
were students Brian Baker of UBC and Leah Paolini of SFU. 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 Brian Baker for his paper "The Strategic Culture of Imperial Japan". To view
the paper Click
Here
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Second Prize: $750 was awarded
to Leah
Paolini for her paper
"The
English Will Fight to The Last Frenchman”: The Spin On Mers El-Kebir. To
view the paper
Click
Here
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.
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