The Institution of Highway & Transportation

CIHT Foundation

img_foundation The Foundation has been created by CIHT to receive charitable donations
from collections and other appeals to distribute to activities and projects that we can support as part of our charitable aims.  The means that the focus will be on educational or innovative proposals that advance the art and science of highways and transportation. The funds raised go into a restricted CIHT account so that they can only be used strictly for this purpose.

The 2008 Annual Lunch collection raised £12,500 and when gift aid and
other donations are taken into consideration the Fund started with a sum approaching £15,000.  A management committee  under the chairmanship of David Hutchinson directs the work of the Foundation.  The committee meets regularly to consider applications for grants against a
set of agreed criteria.

A  Foundation promotional leaflet   is available for circulation to potential applicants including for example local schools, colleges and relevant local organisations. The pack is available on request for anyone wishing to apply or wishing to pass onto potential applicants.


Applying for a grant

The management committee have agreed the criteria and guiding principles
for applicants to address in submitting bids for funds. The aim is to keep the paperwork and procedures involved simple, fair and transparent to encourage a wide range of ideas for projects and schemes. 

Any one wishing to apply for a grant should read the  Foundation Criteria and Guidance   document. To receive a word document form please email: Foundation@ciht.org.uk. 

The next scheduled meeting of the Foundation Management Committee will be on 25 February 2010.  To be considered at this meeting applications will need to be submitted no later than 15 Februrary 2010.

If you want any further assistance on how you can become more involved
with the Foundation please contact Brian Murrell, Director of Corporate Services on:

t: +44 (0)20 7336 1559
e: brian.murrell@ciht.org.uk

 

Grants 2009

The following grants have been made in 2009

Zahara Batool £2,840 to fund student research as part of PhD research at Leeds University on attitudinal and behavioral studies of driver behaviour in Pakistan.

Engineers against Poverty £5,000 to fund work with IHT’s Transport Policy Board to produce a technical briefing document on the the design and delivery of highway and transportation projects to contribute to sustainable development and poverty reduction.

Mission Marts £3,500 to fund the shipment of renovated bicycles to Ghana to improve the mobility of isolated communities
 
Arkwright Foundation Trust £3,600 to fund two 2 year engineering scholarships for 16-18 year olds starting September 2009.
 
Engineers without Borders £4,526 to fund the placement of two young engineers on a roads project in Nias, Indonesia,the placement of three young engineers rural infrastructure project in Dadiya, Nigeria, transport-related bursaries for one year and transport-related activities in schools.  For more see Nakruda Project    or viist http://tinyurl.com/yf466qo and http://tinyurl.com/yzcdyw5
to see two short videos.
 
Rwanda Aid  £5,000 to fund improvements the condition of the existing road to Mwagera, thereby providing reliable access for the construction of 6 new school classrooms, whilst developing road building skills in the local community. The current road to the rural community is along an unmade track, over 5km long, which becomes impassable for motorised transport under heavy rain conditions. In order to provide a reliable access for vehicles, road improvement works are essential.
 

Recent fund raising

The Foundation depends for its funds on contributions from collections at CIHT events.  Most recently the 2009 Annual Lunch raised nearly £12,500 which with gift aid will grow to around £15,000.  The West Midland Branch was the first branch to collect for the Foundation at its dinner and raised a healthy £400.  Since then similar collections have been made by Yorkshire and Humberside and Southern Branches.
 
For advice on fund raising including gift aid regulations branches can email
Foundation@ciht.org.uk.

Or contact Brian Murrell, Director of Corporate Services on:
t: +44 (0)20 7336 1559