TPS BURSARIES 2010

The Transport Planning Society’s bursary scheme aims to encourage transport planners at an early stage in their career to produce a piece of structured thought on a topic of current relevance to transport planning. 

The Society is focusing the call for bursary applications on our theme for 2010:

'Getting sustainable transport planning right into an age of public sector austerity'

The credit crunch and current economic recession are just beginning to affect transport planning, which is often led by public sector spending.  As well as the perennial issue of whether sustainability is an add-on which can only be afforded if the economy is strong, new issues arise if public money is tight.  It is clear that this will very much be the case in the next five years. There are many issues worth exploring.  What is the balance between investment for the future and maintaining what we have?  Are opportunities created to “think outside the box” when funding is limited?  In a constrained financial climate, what should our priorities be?

Applicants are asked to frame a specific title and subject for their bursary paper, of their own choice, relevant to the theme and to transport planning in the UK.  Applications sceptical of the assumptions implicit in the theme are also welcome!

For details of how to take part please click here.

The deadline for applications is Friday 9th July 2010.