QUEST Travel Award
If you’re thinking about getting some professional experience overseas - by helping out on a local engineering project, for example - you might be able to win a QUEST Travel Award.
Individuals are awarded a maximum of £1,500 and groups up to £6,000.
Previous winners have worked on projects in developing countries, studied and researched local practice, and attended international conferences.
To apply for this award, you must:
Only members who meet the criteria can be included on a group application.
How do I apply?
The award is given out twice a year.
Applications for travel between June 2018 to December 2018 are now closed.
Applications for travel between November 2018 to April 2019 will open on 11 June (with a deadline of 31 August 2018).
How are winners chosen?
Applications are assessed by the QUEST Committee and the strongest will receive a financial award of up to £1,500 for individuals and up to £6,000 for groups.
Your entry will be assessed on the following:
- The quality of your application
- How much the experience will benefit you
- The aims and merit of the project or activity
- How the project or activity will benefit others and ICE
- The amount of financial support required
- The length of time spent overseas
- The relevance of the project and activity to civil engineering
If you're selected for an award, you’ll need to send us a report of around 1,000 words on your experiences, within a month of returning from your trip.
QUEST Anniversary publication
In 2017, QUEST celebrated 40 successful years of funding civil engineering students and projects. We have put together a publication with some highlights so be sure to download your free copy.
You can also read more about the history and workings of QUEST.