2008-2009 Churchill Scholars Announced (news item)

<p>Seniors</a> given research prize - The Daily Princetonian</p>

<p>2008</a> Churchill Recipients</p>

<p>Churchill</a> Scholarships</p>

<p>The Winston Churchill Foundation has announced its Scholars for the 2008-2009 year. Each year, thirteen of the most talented college seniors in the nation, each of whom shows “exceptional ability and outstanding achievement” in engineering, mathematics or the sciences, is offered a one year full scholarship to pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University. This year, two Princeton seniors were awarded the scholarships. Two UNC seniors also won the award.</p>

<p>Since 1997 the following schools have had the largest number of scholars:</p>

<p>8----Princeton & UNC-Chapel Hill
7----CalTech
5----Cornell, Harvard & U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4----Duke, Michigan State, U. of Rochester, U. of Chicago & Yale</p>