Pre-university education
Ensuring that school children understand what engineering, science
and technology are really all about and how they contribute to
solving many of the critical issues facing the world and to
improving the quality of life, can never start too early. We aim to
allocate 20% of our funds to this category.
The LRET does not usually provide funding to individual students
or, indeed, individual schools. However, we are able to support
organisations that, in turn, work with schools, teachers, students
and their parents to stimulate interest in these disciplines which,
hopefully, is carried through all stages of education and,
ultimately, into the workplace.
Purpose
Working through specialist organisations, to engage school
children, their teachers and parents with the exciting and vital
world of science, engineering and technology and to encourage them
to pursue their studies and, ultimately, take up a career in this
field.
Scope: worldwide.
Duration: typically, support is provided for up to
five years.
Examples of our funding
THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, UK
The LRET has
contributed funds in support of the Royal Observatory's education
programme, an important part of a five-year re-development project
that concluded in 2007. The re-development has almost doubled the
area of the Observatory open to visitors and the project provides a
21st-century experience for everexpanding audiences from the UK and
elsewhere.
Visitors have been increasing significantly in recent years, and
are now over one million each year. In recognition of the LRET's
support, the Observatory's new high-tech science and astronomy
education centre for children of all ages, but concentrating on 11
to 18 year olds, is known as the Lloyd's Register Educational Trust
Learning Centre.
THE SMALLPEICE TRUST, UK
The Smallpeice
Trust is an independent educational charity that promotes
engineering design, manufacturing and technology careers to young
people. The core activity is organising and running four-day
residential courses for school children aged 13 to 17. These
courses usually take place at universities across the UK during
school holidays. Children have a choice of over 30 different
engineering courses with activities to develop their skills in
creativity, design and teamwork. Hands-on project work is based on
real-life engineering challenges and professional engineers are on
hand to give guidance. The LRET funds two Marine Technology courses
each year.
How to apply for LRET support funding
Organisations that meet the Lloyd's Register Educational Trust's
objectives and funding criteria and wish to apply for support,
should contact Michael Franklin for an initial discussion.
Lloyd's Register Educational Trust
Registered charity no. 1111853
71 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 4BS, UK
Tel +44 (0)20 7709 9166
Email lret@lr.org
Director: Michael Franklin