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The FIG Foundation
Building a Sustainable Future


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The FIG Foundation will build a sustainable future:
  • To give grants and scholarships to projects, for instance to develop curricula for surveying education, training and capacity building, especially in developing countries;
  • To encourage research into all disciplines of surveying and to disseminate the results of that research;
  • To promote high standards of education and training for surveyors and to facilitate continuing professional development;
  • To educate people in the disciplines of surveying, particularly in developing countries and countries in transition;
  • To promote the use of distance learning, networking , eLearning and knowledge management if surveying education and continuing professional development;
    To promote the exchange of surveying personnel for greater understanding of all facets of the profession of surveying;
  • To support by seed funding conferences, meetings of young surveyors and similar events in co-operation with international agencies such as the United Nations.

The FIG Foundation - what is it?

The FIG Foundation is an independent body under the International Federation of Surveyors.

  • The Foundation has been established for the purpose of raising funds to finance educational and capacity building projects and scholarships.
  • The Foundation aims to raise a fund of 1 million US dollars in the coming years. This will allow activities to be funded by using the annual interest. The Foundation may use 50 per cent of its annual income for supporting its aims.
  • The Foundation funds shall not be used to support the normal activities of FIG.
  • The Foundation is administered by the FIG Office in Copenhagen and directed by a Board of five Directors appointed by the FIG Council.
  • The Directors of the Foundation will announce every year the scholarships and grants available.
  • The Directors will also announce the distribution of funds and promote the results of supported projects.

2012 FIG Foundation Academic Research Grants

The FIG Foundation will be providing research grants of up to 20,000 euros spread over two years.

Applicants should:

  1. be based in a surveying/geomatics academic or research programme in a country listed by the World Bank as a low-income, lower-middle or upper-middle income economy,
  2. have an established record of published research - at least two articles in good quality internationally recognised peer reviewed journals serves as a useful guideline, and
  3. have experience in managing postgraduate students.

Applications will be judged on the quality of the application and need. In the event that two excellent applications are judged to be of equal quality, applications from low-income and lower-middle income countries will be preferred.

Deadline for applications: 15 January 2012


Board of Directors (1.1.2011-31.12.2014)

The Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation is:
John Hohol, USA, President
Prof. Mike Barry, Canada, Director
Prof. Steve Frank, USA, Director
Prof. Chryssy Potsiou, Greece, Director
Prof. Paul van der Molen, Netherlands, Director


The FIG Foundation - How can I contribute?

Companies, associations, institutions, events, surveyors’ groups and individuals may contribute to the Foundation by:

  • Donations which will be recognised by a plaque or a certificate of different categories reflecting the sum of donation as follows:.
    • platinum plaque US$ 25,000
    • gold plaque US$ 10,000
    • silver plaque US$ 5,000
    • bronze plaque US$ 1,000
  • All contributors will also be recognised in the FIG Annual Review.
  • Donations to support specific projects or by offering scholarships. Donors and Benefactors may use the FIG Foundation logo to promote their project donations or scholarships.
  • Voluntary donation when registering to FIG events.
  • Attending social functions such as the FIG Foundation Dinners held during every FIG Congress and Working Week and other events.

Bank information

Donations to the FIG Foundation can be made to the Foundation's bank account in Denmark. For account details please contact the FIG office, email: fig@fig.net


History of the FIG Foundation

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.


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History of the FIG Foundation

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.


More information


Contact

President: Mr. John Hohol (USA)
Secretary: Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen, FIG Office
Email: fig@fig.net 
The FIG Foundation
c/o International Federation of Surveyors, FIG
Kalvebod Brygge 31-33
DK-1780 Copenhagen V
DENMARK
e-mail: FIG@fig.net
Tel + 45 3886 1081
Fax + 45 3886 0252

29 September 2011


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