{"id":1587,"date":"2025-07-31T14:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:56:03","slug":"pre-call-announcement-churchill-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=1587","title":{"rendered":"Pre-call announcement: Churchill Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Churchill-Fellowship.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Churchill-Fellowship.png 316w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Churchill-Fellowship-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Funding for discovering new ideas and best practice from leading practitioners across the world that can deliver meaningful benefits in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This learning period can take place entirely via travel, entirely online where you would connect with overseas contacts online from the UK, or a hybrid mix of travel and online learning from the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellowships are offered within a framework of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/our-impact\/universal-themes\/\">universal themes<\/a> which cover every aspect of society and feed into a rotating programme of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fellowship programmes<\/a>\u00a0to apply under. The current programmes are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/building-a-society-that-cares\/\">Building a society that cares<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/building-prosperous-resilient-economies\/\">Building prosperous and resilient economies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/caring-for-our-natural-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caring for our natural environment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate change<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/making-space-for-the-arts\/\">Making space for the arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/promoting-lifelong-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Promoting lifelong health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/supporting-engagement-in-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supporting engagement in education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/tech-for-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tech for all<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The specific topic you explore is defined by you. Success will be assessed within your own terms and may be local or national.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants whose projects may not fit the current programmes are encouraged to apply under an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/our-current-programmes\/open-option\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open option<\/a>, provided they fit the scheme\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/what-is-a-fellowship\/who-and-what-we-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">general criteria<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">ELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any UK citizen, living in the UK and aged 18 or over can apply regardless of their academic qualifications, profession or background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that applications aimed solely at conducting academic research projects will not qualify unless they deliver practical benefits to a wider community or sector in the UK. In other words, eligibility rests on broader societal impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">VALUE AND DURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each grant is calculated individually, based on the project, destinations, and length of learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding is for 4-8 weeks and covers costs such as the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>travel and subsistence while you are learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>interpreters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>visas and vaccinations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>support workers if needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call opens: 2 September 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/churchill-fellowship-application-insights-webinar-tickets-1515357949419?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&amp;_gl=1*38jmh7*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTA4NTAwNTA3Ny4xNzUzODcwNDM0*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3NTM4NzA0MzMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTM4NzA0MzMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Application insights webinar<\/a>: 10 September 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: 4 November 2025 (midday)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interviews: April\/May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellowships start: 1 August 2026 \u2013 30 September 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Full details including FAQs for applicants can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchillfellowship.org\/become-a-fellow\/\">opportunity webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TCF_Application_Form_2026-FORM_final.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of TCF_Application_Form_2026-FORM_final.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e4d009a2-8982-4cda-b0fc-64f799d35174\" href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TCF_Application_Form_2026-FORM_final.pdf\">TCF_Application_Form_2026-FORM_final<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TCF_Application_Form_2026-FORM_final.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e4d009a2-8982-4cda-b0fc-64f799d35174\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding for discovering new ideas and best practice from leading practitioners across the world that can deliver meaningful benefits in the UK. 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