[sustran] Colin Relf Award

[kate.czuczman]

Please circulate this to all your contacts
who may be interested in applying.
(and if you want to contribute to the fund
please send donations to IFRTD or address below).

COLIN RELF AWARD

Applications are invited by the Secretariat of the
International Forum for Rural Transport and Development
(IFRTD) for the Colin Relf Award for innovative work on
rural transport.  In 1985, Colin Relf initiated the idea for
the Forum, he helped establish it and continued to support
its work till his death last year. He was also a pioneer in
highlighting the fact that large-scale investments in
transport infrastructure were not improving the lives of
rural people. This award celebrates Colin's interest in
promoting and motivating the people with whom he worked.

The award, worth 250 UK pounds (approx 350 US dollars),
will be given to a student or young professional from a
developing country whose study/project/proposal, the panel
of judges considers the most interesting and exciting in
terms of furthering the current thinking on rural transport.

There is no standard application form. Applicants need to:

*  submit a letter explaining why they think they would
   be a good candidate for the award
*  attach a piece of their work in support of their letter.
   This could be in the form of
    o   a paper or essay
    o   a report of work carried out
    o   a proposal for future research
*  attach a brief curriculum vitae with two referees and
   their contact details, including email address where
   possible.

Applications should reach the IFRTD Secretariat no later 
than  August 31, 2001.  The successful candidate will be
announced at the IFRTD Advisory Committee Meeting at the end
of September and details will appear in the Forum News.

Apply to:
International Forum for Rural Transport and Development
2 Spitfire Studios, 63-71 Collier Street, London N1 9BE, UK
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7713 6699 Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7713 8290
E-mail: ifrtd at gn.apc.org
Web page: http://www.ifrtd.org

FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COLIN RELF AWARD FUND
Please send payment by cheque to:
Intermediate Technology Consultants
The Schumacher Centre for Technology & Development
Bourton Hall, Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby CV34 4TT, UK
or by bank transfer to: 
Account Name: Intermediate Technology Development Group
Account No: 70203890  Sort Code: 20-73-48
Bank Address: c/o Barclays Bank PLC, PO Box 11,
36 North Street, Rugby CV21 2AN. UK
Quote reference COLIN RELF AWARD FUND
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