Churchill Scholarship
Deadline: October 22, 2007 at CURF
The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States was established in 1959 as an expression of American admiration for one of the great leaders of the free world. To facilitate sharing knowledge and ideas in sciences and technology, the Foundation adopted a scholarship program to promote exchange between the United States and Great Britain. The purpose of this program is to enable outstanding American students to do graduate work in engineering, mathematics and science at Churchill College, University of Cambridge.
Churchill College, also established in 1959, enrolls approximately 600 students, two thirds of whom are students of engineering, mathematics or science. Like the other Cambridge colleges, Churchill has its own facilities, including modern residential and dining halls, a library, common rooms, and playing fields.
At least ten Churchill Scholarships, tenable for one year, are offered annually.
Churchill Scholars may choose to enroll in one of the following programs:
- MPhil in anatomy, biochemistry, biological anthropology, chemistry, computer speech and language processing, engineering, environment and development, epidemiology, genetics, medical sciences, microelectronic engineering and semiconductor physics, pathology, pharmacology, physics, physiology, plant sciences, polar studies, quartenary science, zoology
- Certificate of Post-graduate Study in anatomy, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemical engineering, chemistry, engineering, genetics, metallurgy and materials science, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, physics, plant sciences, zoology.
- Certificate of Advanced Study in mathematics (Part III of the Math Tripos).
- Diploma in computer science or mathematical statistics.
Eligibility and Qualifications
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens
- Applicants must have obtained a bachelor's degree by the time he or she starts at Churchill, and can not have obtained a doctorate
- Applicants must be between the ages of 19 and 26 upon receiving the scholarship
- Applicants must show achievement in academic work as indicated by course grades
- Applicants must demonstrate the capacity for original, creative work as shown by special recognition or letters of reference
- Applicants must have character, adaptability, and a demonstrated concern for the critical problems of society
- Applicants must be in good health
Application Procedures and Selection Criteria
- Churchill application form online.
- Statement of purpose in taking up the particular degree program at Cambridge. The Cambridge Graduate Studies Prospectus and department web pages -- as above -- can help clarify the degree programs.
- Four references
- Transcripts from all colleges attended
- Completed medical certificate
- GRE scores on the general tests taken within the last two years (subject tests not required). The nominee's test results should reach the Churchill Foundation no later than December
Timeframe
Contact
Cheryl Shipman
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
The ARCH, 3601 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6224
shipman@pobox.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-746-6488
Fax: 215-573-4869
http://www.upenn.edu/curf