As part of International Construction Management Day 2016, the CIOB has decided to award a new scholarship which it hopes will aid future leaders in the industry.
The CIOB International Postgraduate Scholarship is worth up to £6,000 and is aimed at CIOB members studying postgraduate degrees.
Members of the CIOB who have at least two years’ work experience in the built environment and are about to undertake a postgraduate study can now apply for the scholarship, which is open for applications until 20 May 2016.
It can be used in a number of ways, including for tuition fees, travel or equipment costs. The scholarship is funded by the CIOB’s Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Fund.
Saleem Akram, CIOB director, said: “This new scholarship joins our suite of scholarships supporting individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and throughout different stages of their careers. Last year we supported 45 scholars and we anticipate that figure to be higher this year.”
Elsewhere the CIOB has also been awarding more established figures within the industry with outstanding achievers being recognised.
Dr Feniosky Pena-Mora, commissioner at New York’s Department of Design and Construction (NYCDDC), received the Business Management Award. The NYCDDC public works portfolio includes more than 900 projects valued at $10bn. In just one year he developed internal initiatives, training programmes and policies to boost the careers of more than 1,200 of its employees.
Over in Melbourne, Australia, Calvin Li picked up the Young Achiever Award. Li works on one of Australia’s most complex brownfield railway projects has been at the heart of developing construction and commissioning strategies that take a Victorian rail system into the future.
Receiving the Conservation, Adaption Management Award, the National Trusts Nigel Houghton was commended for developing a team that restored a Grade I Listed Georgian townhouse site in Wisbech.
Finally, Wang Yanli was awarded the Procurement and Supply Chain Award for his continuing research and work in the hydropower and infrastructure sectors.
Niall Walsh from Monford Group, Harvey Preece who works at MACE Group and Stefan Mordue an Architect and NBS Business Solutions Consultant also all picked up a highly commended award.
