It is aimed primarily at encouraging young people to enter the profession, with its principal activities falling broadly into three categories:
- The award of educational scholarships and travel grants
- The arrangement of competitions and award of medals and prizes
- The production of teaching materials for schools
The Trust is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity, operating independently of the Institution although retaining strong ties.
The Trust has 11 directors, a mix of practitioners and academics plus one from the Institution and, most usefully, a head of design and technology from an independent girls’ school in Surrey.
The directors are all highly committed to the Trust and its activities, and are looking forward to contributing to the shaping of Institution policy in this vital field of education.
Directors
Deborah Lazarus (Chairman)
Brian Ayling
Joanna Bonnet
Chris Burgoyne
Darren Byrne
Mike Cook
Ian Duncan
Elisabeth Green
Bob McKittrick
Alistair White
Steven Wright
With the financial support of members of the Institution, and other individuals and firms, the Trust has successfully sponsored a number of educational initiatives:
If members would like to contribute to the Educational Trust this can either be by a one-off donation made out to the 'Institution of Structural Engineers' Educational Trust' or, if you pay UK income tax, by a Gift aid donation.
A form is available by emailing the Educational Trust.