Bursaries
Are you a young transport planner keen to shape the transport debate?
If so, you could apply for one of our bursaries.
Up to five bursaries worth £500 each are offered each year ‘to allow younger members of the Society time to conduct a piece of structured thought on a topic of current relevance to transport planning, which might not otherwise be undertaken’.
Please note that the 2008 round is now closed.
This year, six bursaries have been awarded, focusing on a range of topics.
Christina Akbar of Steer Davies Gleave in Leeds will consider what needs to be done to persuade car users to leave their cars, and asks how public transport can really be made attractive.
Billy Parr of the London Borough of Waltham Forest will focus on the goverment's response to the Stern and Eddington Reports, and considers the implications for transport planners.
Sarah Taylor from RPS Group in London, and Christopher Mason, from Hyder Consulting in Guildford, will both be researching 'peak oil': when might it happen, and what effect might it have on transport usage and planning?
The role of females in transport planning will be the focus of Sarah Fish's research. Sarah, who works for Capita Symonds in Cwmbran, will ask whether the traditionally male-dominated transport profession needs to develop a more female-inspired agenda, and if so, what should it be? Or are male and female transport needs the same?
Feng Ming Shu, of Birmingham's Mott Macdonald, will look at the impact of transport investment on activity patterns and land use.
Focusing on travel to football matches, Neil Taylor of Integrated Transport Planning Ltd in Nottingham will ask whether local authorities and football clubs are missing an opportunity to promote smarter travel choices to a bigger crowd.
Bursary winners will work closely with their mentors over the summer to develop their papers, ready for presentation to the TPS Board in the autumn. The bursary prizes, including a prize for the outstanding bursary, will be presented at our annual dinner in Nvember.
Click here to view 2006 Bursary Papers and Presentations from the TPS library.
