Churchill Fellowships will be available for professionals in this growing area, including architects, for non-academic studies of the best ideas and practice to be found anywhere in the world.

The new category of Churchill Fellowships will be devoted to ‘Arts for the built environment’. They will fund Fellows to explore new and innovative uses of any of the arts for the built environment, including contemporary and heritage arts, crafts and design in any genre. Projects may relate to designing, making, commissioning, access, education or commercial use, and may apply to public or private space.

Churchill Fellowships are travel grants that fund dedicated and dynamic individuals to research innovative ideas and best practice overseas, then bring their global insights back to the UK and make change happen in their professions and communities. Fellowships are available in 12 fields of interest, including the Arts for the built environment category. Examples of past Fellows who have explored issues related to Arts for the built environment are here.

Julia Weston, chief executive of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, said: “The arts have the capacity to transform our surroundings. A creative approach to the built environment can bring many benefits, such as improving people’s mental wellbeing and increasing their sense of connection to their community. We are funding Churchill Fellowships to find inspiration from the world’s best projects and practice for this exciting area.”

Everyone can apply for a Churchill Fellowship, regardless of age, background or qualifications, so long as they are a UK citizen aged 18 or over.

To apply, or for more details, visit wcmt.org.uk. Deadline for applications is 17 September 2019 for travel in 2020.