THE Winston Churchill Memorial Trust has announced nine Canberrans have won fellowships for overseas travel and study.

They are part of group of 109 Australian men and women who will pursue research overseas before returning home with insights to enhance our communities.

More than 4000 Australians have received this Fellowship in the 50 years of the Trust, established 50 years ago immediately after Sir Winston Churchill’s death on 24 January 1965.

The Fellows are all well positioned in their fields to make a real difference to Australia, and the Trust grants a unique opportunity to help them gain unfettered access to world-experts in areas that still need development here at home.

“The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust offers warm congratulations to this year’s recipients for their achievements so far, and wait in anticipation for their work to come,” said the CEO of the Trust, Paul Tys.

The Fellowships are valued at an average of $25,000 each, and will see the Fellows travel to the far edges of the globe in search of excellence.

For more information about the Churchill Trust, including the work of Fellows, see churchilltrust.com.au

So congratulations go to:

• Ms Jessica Aulich – SPENCE
  The ACT Government Audrey Fagan Churchill Fellowship to examine models for addressing domestic violence which can inform Australian policy – Austria, USA

• Dr Anita Collins – WATSON
  The Barbara Matthews Churchill Fellowship to explore research collaborations between music education programs and neuroscience laboratories – USA, Canada

• Dr David Connery – DEAKIN
  
  The Donald Mackay Churchill Fellowship to enhance information sharing between law enforcement, business and community about organised crime – USA, Canada, UK

• Mr Brook Dixon – BELCONNEN
  To accelerate the creation, connection and application of digital city infrastructure – Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, USA, Peru

• Ms Andrea Ho – CANBERRA
  To investigate practical strategies for improving cultural diversity in Australian media – UK, Sweden

• Dr Trevor Rapson – CANBERRA
  To engineer nitric oxide breath sensors to assist in the diagnosis and management of asthma – UK, USA.

• Mr Alasdair Roy – CAMPBELL
  To examine the characteristics of successful child safe/child friendly policy and practice – Iceland, Norway, Sweden

• Mr Nic Stuart – FORREST
  The NRMA-ACT Road Safety Churchill Fellowship to investigate the treatment of head injuries specifically concentrating on way of reintegrating people into the local community – Thailand, Germany, Netherlands, UK, USA

• Ms Helen Willetts – CIVIC SQUARE
  To investigate the use of structured assessment tools in family law matters – UK, USA

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