Churchill Fellowship information session: Community

​To inspire your application for the 2023 Churchill Fellowship round, the Churchill Trust, in partnership with our Churchill Fellows, will be delivering virtual information sessions throughout February 2023.

​Community

​​In this session join Churchill Fellows Simone Carson and Angela O'Connor as they share their Fellowship experiences, impart insights on their fascinating projects and motivate you with what they have achieved since returning to Australia. You will also be able to engage in a live Q&A and gain helpful advice on how to apply.

​Meet our speakers for this session

​Simone Carson is the co-founder of SecondBite. It’s purpose is to rescue food that would ordinarily end up in landfill and redistribute it to local charities around Australia. From an initial collection of 100kg of surplus food in 2005, Secondbite in FY19 rescued over 19.4 million kg of food nationally. It is widely regarded as the most efficient and only genuinely national food rescue organisation in Australia.

​Simone was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2018 to improve Food Rescue in Australia by examining best practices globally. You can learn more about Simone here.

​Angela is passionate about Women’s Health and in particular advocating for vulnerable women, infants, and their families. Angela was Winner of Drug and Alcohol State-wide award for setting up the First Post Natal Follow up service for Pregnant Women with Drug and Alcohol issues; and was winner of International Women’s Day Leadership Award. She has also written and published many papers.

​Angela was awarded the Churchill Fellows' Association of Western Australia Churchill Fellowship to establish the first 'Sheway' program for pregnant women with alcohol and other drug use. You can learn more about Angela here.

​Applying for a Churchill Fellowship

​​A Churchill Fellowship is a life-changing opportunity to travel overseas to explore a topic or an issue you are passionate about. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community and in any field or topic of interest.

​​To learn more about how you can become a Churchill Fellow, visit our website churchillfellowships.com.au.  Applications open Wednesday 1 March 2023.