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FIG Foundation Grants and Fellowships since
2002
Each year FIG Foundation seeks to appoint
Grants and Fellowship. Here is an overview of the grant since 2002 when FIG
Foundation was Founded
The FIG Foundation
Fellowship and Awards for FIG Congress 2010
The FIG Foundation, an independent body within the FIG family
which raises and disburses funds for the development of the surveying
profession and surveyors, announced the FIG Foundation Fellowship
and Awards for the FIG Congress 2010.
Unfortunately, there were no award winners this year.
2012 FIG Foundation Young Surveyor Conference Fellowships
The 2012 FIG Working Week to be held in Rome, Italy, will be the first FIG
Working Week to host an additional Young Surveyors Conference immediately prior
to the main Working Week events. The FIG Young Surveyors Conference will be held
on the 4-5 May 2012, hosted by the National Council of Italian Surveyors, whist
the full Working Week will run from 6 – 10 May. The aim of the additional young
surveyor sessions will be to further the network of young surveyors
internationally, to introduce young surveyors to the wider Working Week, and to
learn more of the young surveyor vision for the future of the FIG.
FIG Foundation has decided to cover up to four (4) Fellowships, to cover the
costs of travel, accommodation during the FIG Young Surveyors Conference and FIG
Working Week and conference registration. Fellowships include attendance at the
FIG Foundation Dinner, the FIG Gala Dinner and Commission dinner.
The 2012 FIG Foundation Young Surveyor Conference Fellowships will provide
funding for individuals to cover the costs to attend and participate in the 2012
FIG Working Week in Rome, including attendance at the FIG Young Surveyor
Conference.
Deadline for applications: 1 December 2011 (extended deadline)
The FIG Foundation
Grant 2010
The FIG Foundation announced the FIG Grant 2010. The purpose of the
Foundation is the funding of educational and capacity building projects
and scholarships. The FIG Foundation considered applications for
funding from individuals, groups and institutions in accordance with the
FIG definition of the surveyor. In particular, the Directors have
decided that, in this call for applications, preference will be given to
applications in the subject areas of:
- Commission 2 - Professional Education
- Commission 6 - Engineering Surveys
- Commission 8 - Spatial Planning and Development
One grant was appointed for 2010.
FIG Foundation Grants
in 2009
The FIG Foundation received 15 applications for grants
and fellowships for 2009. The Board of Directors decided to give one
grant and three Foundation Fellowships to authors from
developing countries to present their peer review paper at the FIG
Working Week 2009 in Eilat, Israel in May 2009. These scholarships were
available for the first time in 2009. The FIG Foundation decided further
to support the International Geodetic Students Meeting in Zürich,
Switzerland.
The recipients of the Grant and the Foundation
Fellowships for 2009 were:
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William Kalande from Kenya
received the FIG Grant for his project “Development of a
Cadastral Land Dispute Classification System Using Geographical
Data Modelling”. “…..the FIG Foundation enabled me to
collect field data and buy relevant secondary datasets for my
Msc thesis… and to probe, have insights into and to contribute
to modelling of solutions to land disputes. It is also worth
noting the research enabled me to positively contribute to the
well being of the community in his study area. In the words of
the tribunal chairman: “This was a rare convergence of academic
knowledge, real problems, victims of these problems and great
international acts of generosity and thoughtfulness .....” |
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Ganesh Prasad
Bhatta from Nepal received the Foundation Fellowship for his
project “Cadastral Surveying 'For the People, By the
People':Developing a Participatory Model for Cadastral
Resurveying in Nepal”.
“I am one among the luckiest surveyors to get benefit from the
opportunities offered by the FIG Foundation. In fact, these
research projects would not have been possible without the
support of the FIG Foundation… I feel proud to state that FIG
Foundation is the source of motivation, inspiration and
encouragement for me to continue my research interest in the
sector of cadastral surveying. I would encourage surveyors,
especially from the developing world to cash the opportunities
offered by the FIG Foundation to enhance their capacity and
professional development. In my understanding, FIG Foundation is
really playing a role of the foundation of empowering surveyors
in developing world.” |
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Jayanta Kumar Ghosh from
India received the Foundation Fellowship for his paper
“GEOWARNS : A System to Warn Geo-deformation failure”
"The Foundation it possible for the first author to present
the paper personally. This has helped to disseminate how latest
technologies can be applied for interdisciplinary works and thus
made use of latest surveying technologies for societal benefits.
It helped to interact with other participants from all over the
world and get aware of other salient developments in the
surveying techniques.” |
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Habtemicael Weldegiorgis
from Eritrea received the Foundation Fellowship to present his
paper “The Cadastral System in Eritrea: Practice,
Constraints, and Prospects" “My participation at the FIG
Conference in Eilat, Israel assisted through the Foundation’s
Grants was eye-opening, rare- opportunity, which exposed me to
world class experts where valuable experiences and best
practices were learnt. The interactions with such august body of
experts enabled me to initiate revisions into the arbitrary
service charge regime ….and ensuring self sustainability of the
Eritrean Cadastral Office.”
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FIG Foundation Grants in 2007
The FIG Foundation received this year twelve applications. The Board of Directors
decided to give three grants. The size of the grant vary according to the
project. The grants were admitted to following projects:
- Sara J Wilkinson and Richard Reed (Australia):
Student Perceptions of Professional Surveying Bodies (3,000 EUR)
- Ganesh Prasad Bhatta (Nepal): Cadastral
Surveying 'For the People, By the People':Developing a Participatory
Model for Cadastral Resurveying in Nepal (2,750 EUR)
- Dev Raj Paudyal (India): Low cost pro-poor land management
techniques in developing countries: A case study in Nepal and India
(2,000 EUR).
A special Foundation Grant was
given to support young surveyors attendance to the Young Surveyors
Workshop in Cairo in November 2008.
FIG Foundation Grants in 2006
The FIG Foundation received this year nine applications. The Board of Directors
decided to give three grants at its meeting during the FIG
Congress in Munich. Each of these grants is 2,000 EUR. The grants were admitted to following projects:
- Parama Anandan (India): Educating Voluntary
Organizations in Disciplines of Surveying in Various Districts of
Tamilnadu
- Catherine Kariuki (Kenya): The Impact of
HIV/AIDS on Land Values and the Women's Property Rights in the Context
of HIV/AIDS
- Ganesh Prasad Bhatta (Nepal): Institutional
and Legal Aspects in Land Disputes: the Context of Nepalese Cadastral
Surveying
The Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation decided on the FIG Grants
2005 at its meeting in Cairo during the FIG Working Week 2005. About
7,000 € was given to 7 applicants from 6 countries. The total number of
applications was 14. The grants were given to the following applicants:
- Parama Anandan, India
Education of NGOs in the coastal districts of Tamilnadu on the surveying
education after the tsunami
- Hasanuddin Zainal Abidin, Indonesia
Studying land subsidence of Bandung Basin (Indonesia) using GPS survey
technique
- Daniel Paez, Australia
Promoting surveying education in Colombia by awarding best Colombian
paper published during the year
- Ganesh Prasad, Nepal
Identification of technical deficiencies and human factors in land
disputes: In the context of Nepalese cadastral surveying
- Karin Viergever, United Kingdom
Promoting the understanding and value of new developments in remote
sensing and global navigation satellite systems for interdisciplinary
professional groups in a developing country
- Mia Flores-Bórquez, United Kingdom (rescinded - 2008)
Land disputes resolution and restitution in post-conflict societies
- Emmanuel Tembo, Botswana
Growing a profession – a comparative study of Southern African
professional bodies
The Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation decided on the FIG Grants
2004 at its meeting in Athens during the FIG Working Week 2004. About
6,000 € was given to 4 applicants from 4 countries. The total number of
applications was 12. The grants were given to the following applicants:
- Boipuso Nkwae, Canada
Managing Land Information for Urban Governance in Botswana
- Jennifer Whittal, South Africa
Capacity Building and Postgraduate Research in Land Tenure and Cadastral
Systems in Southern Africa
- Daniel Paez, Australia
Increasing the Range of Services of the Colombian Surveyors by
Demonstrating DISCUSS, a Decision Support System that Uses Latest
Surveying Technologies
- Jose David Belaga, Argentina
The Argentine Cadastre over the Last Fifty Years and an Overview of the
Brazilian Cadastre
In addition two project proposals need further clarification.
The Board of Directors further reserved 500 € for the International
Geodetics Students Meeting to be held in Istanbul in 2005 under the
condition that the local member association of FIG matches the same
amount.
The Board of Directors of
the FIG
Foundation decided on the FIG Grants 2003 at its meeting in Paris
during the FIG Working Week and 125th Anniversary. Almost US$ 7,000 was
given to 7 applicants from 7 countries. The total number of applications was
15. The grants were
given to the following applicants:
Juan B. Paez-Ferro (Colombia): Development of an actualization
course in order to prepare the academic infrastructure in Colombian
universities for the new technologies in the surveying profession; Nick
Nunnington (Netherlands): The European Challenge - an Overview;
Renida Sarala (India): Survey orientation programme; Marina
Vaskovich (Sweden): Property formation modelling with application of
the Republic of Belarus; Andrew Kozikov (Ukraine): Cadastral
Development - the contribution of scientific enquiry; and the
International Geodetic Students Meetings 2003 in Germany and in 2004 in
Finland under the condition that the local member association of FIG
matches the same amount.
FIG Foundation grants in 2002
The Board of Directors of
the FIG
Foundation has decided on the FIG Grants 2002 at its meeting 19
December 2002. Totally US$ 13,000 were given to 12 applicants from 10
countries. The total number of applications was 20. The grants were
given to the following applicants:
Dr. Frances Plimmer (United Kingdom), Boipuso Nkwae
(Canada/Botswana), Mabel Alvarez de Lopez (Argentina), Dra. Analía
Argerich (Argentina), Dr. Ioan Stancu (Romania), PhD Hande Demirel
(Turkey), Alick R. Mwanza (Zambia), Sara J. Wilkinson (United Kingdom),
Dr. Sankaran Rajendran (India), Marie C. Robidoux (Canada), Dr.
Galcano
Canny Mulaku (Kenya) and Dr. Jinyun Guo (P. R. China).
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