2004 Churchill Fellowships Announced
- Rewi Alley Chinese School principal Qiangfu Jin, who is investigating issues facing young Asian students
- Age Concern support co-ordinator Betty Jeanne Eydt, who will study elder abuse and neglect prevention strategies
- Yola Macken from Enterprise Waitakere, who will visit businesses in the United Kingdom and the United States that encourage an entrepreneurial culture
- Farmer Graham McBride, who will investigate how contaminated land is managed in Australia and the United States
- North Shore City Council policy advisor Bernadine Walsh, who will travel to the United Kingdom to study sustainable transport policy.
16/03/2004
Five New Zealanders will soon head overseas on specialised research projects thanks to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
This year’s fellows have a diverse range of interests and expertise, including the prevention of elder abuse, the social problems of Asian students in New Zealand, business development, managing land contamination, and sustainable transport.
They are:
A list of recipients and a brief description of their projects is attached.
The Department of Internal Affairs administers the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
More than 600 fellowships have been granted since the trust was set up in 1965 as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill.
Sir Winston saw great value in New Zealanders going overseas to develop a particular area of expertise, as it enables them to make a greater contribution to their communities back home.
Former Churchill fellows include Dame Catherine Tizard, entertainer Mika, broadcaster Sharon Crosbie, actor Miranda Harcourt, and writer and performer Jo Randerson.
Applications for 2005 Fellowships close on 31 July 2004.
Fellowships are not normally granted for academic or professional qualifications and fellows must return to their jobs in New Zealand when they have completed their projects.
Application forms are available from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, PO Box 805, Wellington, e-mail trusts@dia.govt.nz, phone (04) 495 9445.
Further information:
Claire Hall
Communications Advisor
Community Development Group
Department of Internal Affairs
(04) 495 7299 or 027 284 4228
claire.hall@dia.govt.nz
CHURCHILL FELLOWS 2004
Betty Jeanne Eydt – Wellington
Contact: (04) 801 9338 a/h (04) 934 5559
Awarded for to travel to the UK, Canada and Australia to identify resources, practices and issues about elder abuse and neglect prevention and intervention that will contribute to the development of resources for education and awareness raising in New Zealand.
Qiangfu Jin – Christchurch
Contact: (03) 341 7108 a/h (03) 358 8985
Awarded to visit families and educators in China to investigate underlying causes behind the social problems of young Asian/Chinese students in New Zealand.
Yola Macken – Auckland
Contact: (09) 837 1855 a/h (09) 416 0696
Awarded to visit businesses and training programmes within the USA and UK that support the development of an entrepreneurial culture, to apply their best practices in an enterprise strategy for Waitakere City and the Rodney District.
Graham McBride – Hamilton
Contact: (07) 829 7726
To travel to Australia and the USA to investigate management options for contaminated land.
Bernadine Walsh – Auckland
Contact: (09) 486 8623 a/h (09) 445 2895
Awarded to travel to the UK to study the implementation of sustainable transport policy.
