Celebrating 20 years of Building a Sustainable
Future 2001-2021
The FIG Foundation raises funds to secure a sustainable
future for surveyors. Donations finance educational and
capacity building projects and scholarships, especially
in developing countries and countries in transition, and
encourage research into all disciplines of surveying and
help disseminate the results of that research.
Together with FIG Foundation you can secure building a
sustainable future.
With grants and scholarships for projects, for instance to develop curricula for surveying education, training and capacity building, especially in developing countries
By encouraging research in all disciplines of surveying and disseminating the results of that research
By promoting high standards of education and training for surveyors and facilitating continuing professional development
FIG Foundation - Building a
Sustainable Future
By educating people in the disciplines of surveying, particularly in developing countries and countries in transition
By promoting the use of distance learning, networking, eLearning and knowledge management of surveying education and continuing professional development
By promoting the exchange of surveying personnel for greater understanding of all facets of the surveying profession
By seed funding conferences, meetings of young surveyors and similar events in cooperation with international agencies such as the United Nations.
The FIG Foundation would like to invite all
Young Surveyors to apply for funds to attend and
participate in the 7th FIG Young Surveyors
European Metting (7YSEM) , 23-24 October 2024
Congratulations to the winners of the FIG
Foundation grant to the 20 Nepalese Young
Surveyors to attend the FIG Regional Conference
in Kathmandu, Nepal 13-16 November 2024.
Congratulations - FIG Foundation grant
winners
Congratulations to the FIG Foundation grant recipients to attend the 7th FIG
Young Surveyours European Meeting
New grants available - 2024
FIG Foundation announces call for grant applications
for the following FIG Foundation grants:
Meet the FIG Foundation supported
recipients - learn how the FIG Foundation grant
helped
them to establish long term contacts, gain valuable knowledge
and enabled
them to make a difference in their home countries.
Stepping into the world of cadastre
Mr. Habtemicael Weldegiorgis, Eritrea,
received the FIG Foundation Scholarship Award to present his
paper The Cadastral System in Eritrea: Practice, Constraints,
and Prospects at the Working Week 2009 in Eilat, Israel. “The
opportunity of participating at a FIG Conference was an
eye-opener and changed my world. The contacts opened new doors
for me. I was exposed to world class experts where valuable
experiences and best practices were learnt. The interactions
with such an august body of experts enabled me to initiate
revisions into the arbitrary service charge regime… and ensuring
modernisation and self-sustainability of the Eritrean Cadastral
Office.”
Wallace Mukupa received FIG Foundation 2016 Ph.D.
scholarship
The FIG Foundation Ph.D Scholarship 2016 was awarded to Mr.
Wallace Mukupa, Zambia for his research project
Structural change detection and deformation monitoring:
“I think my progression over the past months has been tremendous
in part because of the peace of mind afforded by the FIG
Foundation scholarship that I was awarded; I could focus on
being the best researcher I could be without worrying about
finances.”
How the FIG Scholarship Helped Achieve my PhD degree
and Educational Career
Mr. Bruno Lot Tanko awarded the 2018
FIG Foundation PhD scholarship for my research project:
roadmap for implementing value management in the
Nigerian Construction Industry. "I was extremely happy
because I knew I had to focus on my research instead of
thinking about how to repay my loans. Apart from my
research, this scholarship was used to pay part of my
tuition. The FIG Foundation scholarship made me to have
more time for studying and learning which led to the
completion of my PhD programme within three years.
Earning this prestigious scholarship also made me stand
out and become an attractive job candidate as I
immediately secured a job with the University of Reading
UK (Malaysia campus), helping me to accomplish my
dream."
The FIG Foundation has the later years supported Ms. Melissa Robert, a young surveyors from Uruguay. The Foundation has supported her efficient attendance at various conferences in which she has promoted and informed about FIG and FIG Young Surveyors. FIG and FIG Foundation extend a special thanks to Ms. Melissa Roberts for her work on the promotion of FIG in the Latin American area.
Ms. Winnie Shiu,
USA, Director
(FIG
Vice President, Council representative)
Chief lecturer Winston Ayeni, Nigeria, Director
John Hohol, USA,
President Emeritus
About
The FIG Education Foundation was established in 1996 as a
public company under the Corporation Laws of Australia. In 2000 the
administration of the FIG Education Foundation was transferred to the FIG
permanent office in Copenhagen. The General Assembly of FIG adopted the
new Statutes for the FIG Foundation at its meeting in Seoul 11 May 2001.
At the same time the original FIG Education Foundation was closed and the
new FIG Foundation officially opened under the FIG umbrella.
The purpose of the Foundation is the funding of educational and
capacity building projects and scholarships. For the over 100 years of its
existence FIG has experienced a shortage of funds to finance education
projects, even though education is vital to the surveying profession and
is relevant to all the organisational members of FIG.
The FIG Foundation raises funds to secure a sustainable
future for surveyors. Donations finance educational and capacity building
projects and scholarships, especially in developing countries and
countries in transition, and encourage research into all disciplines of
surveying and help disseminate the results of that research.
Together with
FIG Foundation you can secure building a sustainable future:
With grants and scholarships for projects, for instance to develop
curricula for surveying education, training and capacity building,
especially in developing countries
By encouraging research in all disciplines of surveying and
disseminating the results of that research
By promoting high standards of education and training for surveyors
and facilitating continuing professional development
By educating people in the disciplines of surveying, particularly in
developing countries and countries in transition
By promoting the use of distance learning, networking, eLearning and
knowledge management of surveying education and continuing professional
development
By promoting the exchange of surveying personnel for greater
understanding of all facets of the surveying profession
By seed funding conferences, meetings of young surveyors and similar
events in cooperation with international agencies such as the United
Nations.
Grants, Scholarships, and more...
The FIG Foundation proudly supports:
Participation of several Young Surveyors at the FIG Working
Week/Congress
Participation of Young Surveyors at FIG Young Surveyors Regional
Meetings
FIG Foundation PhD Scholarship
FIG Foundation Academic Research Grants
Other worthy activities such as Volunteer Community Surveyor Program
(VCSP)
Audrey Barker/FIG Foundation Course Development Grant
Meet
the FIG Foundation supported recipients -
learn how the FIG Foundation grant helped
them to establish long term contacts, gain
valuable knowledge and enabled them to make
a difference in their home countries
President: Mr. Bryn Folburgh,
USA
Email: fig.foundation@fig.net
The FIG Foundation c/o International
Federation of Surveyors,
FIG Kalvebod Brygge 31-33
DK-1780 Copenhagen V
DENMARK
e-mail: fig.foundation@fig.net
Tel + 45 3886 1081
