Applications are now open for the 2015 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowships, which for the first time include a strand for Designers.

The Fellowships are run in partnership with the British Council and awarded for projects that add to international collaboration and understanding, and also bring back knowledge and best practice for the benefit of others in the UK. Designers in the following applied arts are eligible to apply:

• Architecture
• Interiors
• Product
• Graphic Design

Successful applicants will also be able to apply to the British Council's Architecture, Design, Fashion department for a follow up grant to help with events, exhibitions and further international collaboration to further the outcomes of their Churchill Fellowship.

Profiles of past Fellows in similar fields will be added to our Back of the Envelope blog over the next few weeks.

Full details and how to apply can be found here: www.wcmt.org.uk.

The closing date for applications is 23 September 2014.