We support research and education and roadside improvement projects that promote improvements in UK transport policy, design, management and practice. The Fund’s resources are limited so we favour projects which lie outside the scope of other funders such as government agencies and research councils. For the same reason we normally only part-fund the costs of projects and welcome collaborative funding with others.
For the most part we make grants in response to proposals initiated by others but, from time to time, we invite proposals for studies of topics we have identified. At present, because of the shortage of skilled transport professionals, each year we fund a number of bursaries for students studying for Masters degrees in transport planning, economics and engineering.
A clearer picture of the type of projects we support is provided on the Projects page.
