Extended Description

The Ove Arup Foundation is an independent charity, established in 1989 to honour the memory of engineer, designer and philosopher, Sir Ove Arup. The Foundation’s overall purpose is for the advancement of education directed towards the promotion, furtherance and dissemination of knowledge of matters associated with the built environment with emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of design in engineering and architecture.

The Foundation’s mission is to stimulate and educate those working in the built environment, and particularly to encourage them to develop a wide understanding of the issues and the technologies involved. Its principal focus is within postgraduate and undergraduate education, promoting new thinking and initiatives that are likely to reach a wide audience all round the world.

The majority of the Ove Arup Foundation’s annual funds are allocated by the charity’s Trustees and Advisors to commission research or instigate new teaching initiatives that enhance new thinking in engineering education. However, funding is also available for projects that are consistent with the Foundation’s education purposes in the built environment.

Eligibility Criteria

Organisations that are providing projects in the UK that are consistent with the Foundation’s aims are eligible to apply.

Value Notes

No minimum or maximum level of grant is specified.

Restrictions

Funding is not available for individuals or for private study.

Terms and Conditions

Each initiative awarded a grant by the Foundation will be assigned a Trustee, who will liaise with the organisation to offer advice and encouragement. At the end of the grant-period, the sponsored organisation is required to produce a report on how its initiative has progressed, the outcomes and how the grant aided this. The Foundation may post notice of the grant or project outcome on this website.

Previous Successes

The Foundation has worked with the following organisations:

• The Anglo-Danish Society:

The Society offers The Ove Arup Foundation Scholarship specifically for study subjects related to the built environment, such as architecture, engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Scholarships are intended as a supplement to students’ other income and are worth £1,500 over a six-month period.

• XL Wales:

The Foundation is supporting the Invention and Discovery Roadshow.

• Lighting Education Trust:

The Foundation has joined with a number of organisations to support the Lighting Education Trust (LET), committing £4,500 over five years.

• British Empire & Commonwealth Museum:

In 2004 The Foundation provided £4,500 to help Bristol’s award-winning British Empire & Commonwealth Museum further develop its educational resources in the areas of engineering and the built environment.

Application Procedure

An application form is available to download from the Foundation’s website. This must be completed and returned by email to the Secretary.

Trustees’ meetings are held early in December, March, June and September. The Trustees will consider applications received by the Secretary by the middle of the preceding month.

Information taken from idox, Grantfinder.