{"id":18962,"date":"2018-05-11T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=18962"},"modified":"2018-05-11T16:10:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T15:10:49","slug":"applications-open-for-2019-churchill-fellowships-including-rural-living-and-conservation-sustainable-living-closing-18-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=18962","title":{"rendered":"Applications open for 2019 Churchill Fellowships, including \u2018Rural living\u2019 and \u2018\u2026 conservation &#038; sustainable living\u2019 &#8211; closing 18\/09\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WCMT_website110518.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-18963\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/WCMT_website110518.png\" alt=\"WCMT website\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a>The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) is now open to Churchill Fellowship applications for travel in 2019, with three new award categories (including Rural living) among the 12 on offer \u2013 including Environment, conservation &amp; sustainable living \u2013 and with the deadline for applications of 18 September 2018.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>WCMT writes:<\/p>\n<p>You can apply for a Fellowship in these categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artists &amp; makers<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Enterprise: supporting social impact<\/li>\n<li>Environment, conservation &amp; sustainable living<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare: innovations for the twenty-first century<\/li>\n<li>Migration: living well together<\/li>\n<li>Nursing &amp; Allied Health Professions<\/li>\n<li>Science, technology &amp; engineering<\/li>\n<li>Young people&#8217;s awards<\/li>\n<li>Open category: for projects beyond this range<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The three new categories are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emergency services<\/li>\n<li>Rural living<\/li>\n<li>Suicide prevention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emergency services: crisis prevention, response and recovery<br \/>\n<\/strong>These awards have been launched in response to the recent spate of emergency incidents, whether terrorist events, natural disasters or mass casualty events such as the Grenfell fire. We are seeking applications that encourage new thinking at operational, tactical or strategic levels. We welcome applicants from the emergency services and the organisations that work alongside them. Julia Weston, WCMT Chief Executive said:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Incidents like the Grenfell fire and the Manchester Arena shooting have put our emergency services under increasing pressure, both professionally and personally. We\u2019re looking for people at all levels of the emergency services who are inspired to seek new ideas\u2019 &#8211; Julia Weston, WCMT Chief Executive<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rural living: strengthening countryside communities.<\/strong><br \/>\nThese awards have been launched in response to the growing pressures on rural communities, in a period of change that includes the challenges brought by Brexit. We are seeking applications that explore multidisciplinary approaches in rural communities, for example to invigorate transport networks, reimagine housing, employment and enterprise, or improve access to education, culture and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Julia Weston said: \u2018In March the House of Lords select committee on rural communities reported that some of the worst spots for deprivation and intergenerational poverty are in the countryside. We\u2019re looking for new ideas that can help to tackle that.\u2019\u00a0 This category is in partnership with The Prince&#8217;s Countryside Fund\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Churchill Fellowships are a life-changing opportunity for UK citizens to research innovations worldwide and make change happen when they return. Churchill Fellows are fully funded to research new ideas and best practice overseas for 4-8 weeks, in topics and countries of their own choice. Everyone can apply, regardless of age, background or qualifications, so long as they are a UK citizen aged 18 or over.<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcmt.org.uk\/fellows\/news\/applications-now-open-2019-fellowships-%E2%80%93-three-new-award-categories-available\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full list<\/a> of award categories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) is now open to Churchill Fellowship applications for travel in 2019, with three new award categories (including Rural living) among the 12 on offer \u2013 including Environment, conservation &amp; sustainable living \u2013 and with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=18962\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18964,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18962\/revisions\/18964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}