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:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Essays must be submitted to the Society (preferably in electronic format) by July 1^st 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: 

• First Prize: $1,500 was awarded to Brian Baker for his paper "The Strategic Culture of Imperial Japan".  To view the paper Click Here

• 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.