Pre-university education
LRET supports projects to help 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.
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