Applications for Aubrey Barker Fund – FIG Foundation Research Grant are now open!

The Aubrey Barker Fund and FIG Foundation are pleased to invite applications for the 2025-26  Research Grant with the theme: “AI Applications in Surveying and Land Management”.  Grants of up to 20,000 euro are available to individual or group applications, for projects of up to 1  year in length that demonstrate a lasting impact on a developing country community and/or  society, and further the knowledge of artificial intelligence applications in the fields of surveying and land management.

Key evaluation criteria include:

• Address the theme: “AI Applications in Surveying and Land Management”
• Benefit to the community and/or society (of a developing country)
• Benefit to the surveying and land management profession
• Contribution to new knowledge or applications of artificial intelligence in the fields ofsurveying and land administration/management
• Utilisation of the grant to provide sustained education and/or professional development benefits
• Promotion of the profession of surveying and land management
• Incorporation of good practice
• Demonstrated consideration of the needs and inclusion of minority and vulnerable groups
• Appropriate and comprehensive project plan and budget

Applications should be submitted to grants@aubreybarkerfund.org using the Application Form below, and the subject line Application for ABF-FIGF Research Grant. Applications are due before 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 11th May 2025.

Information sessions will be held, and information about these will be shared on the respective ABF and FIG Foundation LinkedIn pages:

www.linkedin.com/company/aubreybarkerfund
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/fig-foundation

Questions should be directed to grants@aubreybarkerfund.org and should be submitted no later than 27 th April 2025. Responses to all questions will be shared with all entities indicating their interest in applying.

We look forward to receiving your application.