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The FIG Foundation will sponsor and award Young Surveyor Grants in support of FIG Congress 2026 and FIG Young Surveyors Conference

The FIG Foundation will sponsor and award Young Surveyor Grants in support of XXVIII FIG Congress 2026 and 10th FIG Young Surveyors Conference.

Deadline to submit application is 5 December 2025, 17:00 GMT.

XXVIII FIG Congress 2026 and 10th FIG Young Surveyors Conference
Cape Town, South Africa
23-29 May 2026

A total of four (4) grants will be awarded. Each grant will include the following:

  • Air transportation from home airport to Cape Town, South Africa
  • Hotel accommodations for 8 nights
  • Conference registration fees
  • Reimbursement of visa fee (if required)
  • Ticket for Gala Dinner
  • Allowance of 100 Euros

Terms:

  • This is a global grant offering and open to all eligible young surveyors worldwide.
  • FIG Foundation definition of a young surveyor: "A young surveyor or student of surveying 35 years or younger".
  • Prior recipients of an FIG Foundation grant are not eligible to apply. Applications without all required information will be rejected and not considered.

  • Funds for these grants are provided solely by the FIG Foundation, an independent body under the Internaitional Federation of Surveyors (FIG).  

Deadline to submit application is 5 December 2025, 17:00 GMT.

Application process:

  1. Send required documents to: figfoundationgrants@gmail.com
  2. Fill out this application form (link)

FIG Foundation President Bryn Fosburgh
September 2025


Congratulations - FIG Foundation grant winners

Congratulations to the 2025 FIG Foundation Grant awardees for the FIG Working Week 2025 Young Surveyors Conference in Brisbane, Australia:

  • Angela Bleboo
  • Ansela Fifita
  • Devon Allen
  • Shristi Paudel (grant moved to FIG Congress 2026)

See their reports here.

Also congratulation to Alina Khoptar for receiving the Ripro grant. Read her report here.


FIG Young Surveyors Network report

Report 2024-2025


Congratulations - FIG Foundation grant winners

Congratulations to the 2024 FIG Foundation Grant awardees for the FIG Working Week 2024 Young Surveyors Conference in Accra, Ghana They are:

  • Angie, Colombia
  • Farrah, USA
  • Fie, Denmark
  • Victor, Nigeria

See their reports here

 

Young Surveyors Network Nigeria

Activity report April 2023 - including the YSN Nigeria Global Surveyors Day

FIG Foundation Young Surveyor Grant Recipients 2023

Young Surveyors Network Nigeria - Annual report 2022

Read the Annual report of 2022 from the Young Surveyors Network Nigeria.

Workshop on e-Volunteering to Address Environmental Challenges, Mapathon – Report

24, June, 2021, FIG e-Working Week

The ‘Workshop on e-Volunteering to Address Environmental Challenges - A Real-life Example with a Real-time Project, followed by 24hr Mapathon’ was held on June 24th, 2021, at the 2021 FIG Working Week. The workshop was a collaboration between Volunteer Community Surveyor Program (VCSP) and WG 3.6 Geospatial Next. The mapathon was designed to engage surveyors across generations, independently from their location, to e-Volunteer to undertake humanitarian surveying under challenging times.   VCSP and WG 3.6 Geospatial Next partnered with Crowd2Map Tanzania, which does work using humanitarian surveying and HOT OSM mapping to help fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to help girls to escape cuttings. The local rescue teams and civic services have been challenged with the unknown territories, why the main idea of the workshop was to provide contributions for mapping towns and villages in the region to provide geospatial information and guidance to the ground teams.

The workshop provided confidence to their participants mapping skills and positive feedback was given with the partnership with Crowd2Map, as it added a ‘why’ that made the mapping more meaningful to those involved in the mapathon.   To read more about the workshop and their accomplishments, you can read the full report here.

Congratulations - FIG Foundation grant winners 2020

Congratulations to the 2020 FIG Foundation Grant awardees for the 2020 FIG Working Week and 5th FIG Young Surveyors Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands!

They are (from top left and clockwise): Jordan Palk (Canada),  Milani Tharuka (Sri Lanka), Shirley Chapunza (Zimbabwe) and Oluwafemi Olorunshola (Nigeria).

Due to COVID-19 pandemic the FIG Working Week was cancelled. Instead the winners got an opportunity to attend the next year in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

FIG Foundation Grant to attend the FIG Working Week and FIG Young Surveyors Conference

9-14 May 2020 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 The FIG Foundation and the FIG Young Surveyors Network invite every Young Surveyors* to apply for the FIG Foundation Grant to attend and participate in the next FIG Working Week 2020 and 5th FIG Young Surveyors Conference.

This opportunity is reserved for deserving Young Surveyors, that is:

  • Young Surveyors (YS)
    Surveying students (and all related studies) aged 35 years or under
  • Young Surveying Professionals (YSP)
    Young Professionals of surveying and all related studies within 10 years of graduation from a Bachelor or Master’s degree aged 35 years or under

If you are interested to know more or if you feel you can be the next Grant awardee, follow this link and complete the form - https://forms.gle/rQwqkK6UW1WcWSdF6 

The application will end on the 26 January 2020 so hurry and don't let this exciting opportunity drift away!

For more information, you can contact the FIG Young Surveyors Network at fig.youngsurveyors@gmail.com  or fig.ysn.funds@gmail.com 

Report from Hanoi, Vietnam

3rd Young Surveyors Network Asia & the Pacific Meeting and FIG Working Week 2019

The theme “Geospatial Information for a Smarter Life and Environmental Resilience” focused on tackling the climate changes by working towards a smarter life both through the development of smart cities and in rural areas. Spatial information, big data, surveying, BIM, land administration and much more are essential factors in this development.

The FIG Working Week 2019 was incredibly successful. The Young Surveyors organized several events namely: the 3rd FIG Young Surveyors Network Asia & the Pacific Meeting (3YSAPM), Hoa Lu-Tam Coc Eco Tour, YSN Charity Dance, Speed Networking, Conference Technical Sessions- “Mapping the Plastic” with FIG Commission 4 and “Connecting the Dots”, and a Plenary Session – “Everyone’s Contribution’s Count!!!”.

FIG Young Surveyors Asian Pacific Meeting 2018 in Japan

The Japan Young Surveyors Network, in collaboration with the FIG Young Surveyors Network, are happy to invite you to the Young Surveyors Network Asian Pacific Meeting in Japan held on the 15th – 16th June 2018.

Asian Pacific young surveyors meet up in Japan and improve our network. The FIG Foundation supports the meeting to invite developing countries Young Surveyors to come.

This two-day meeting will be benefit to any young surveyors who have graduated within tye last 10 years or who is a student.

We have invited several professional young surveyors from different organizations, and the expert professionals for the STDM etc.

When – 15-16th June 2018 in Tokyo Japan
Where – Aoyama Gakuin University 4-4-25 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8366,
Website - Peatix

The full program and more details can be found here

Note: The maximum number of participants is 80, so don't hesitate an make a registration!

Since the beginning of the FIG Young Surveyors Network, Japanese Young Surveyors have been actively participating in various meetings, trainings and activities. The Japanese Young Surveyors play an important role in the Asian Pacific region but also at a global level.

At regional level the Japanese Young Surveyors Network is continuously promoting the profession. After the attendance of a STDM Training of Trainers the Japanese Young Surveyor Network was leading the translation of the UN-Habitat GLTN STDM booklet.

Finally, FIG YSN has started the Volunteer Contribution Surveyors Program since 2017 and more Asian Pacific Young Surveyors try to join the project.

The other side - the 7 years past from the East Tohoku Big Earthquake, Young Surveyors know a role as a surveyor.

We are going to share the knowledge of recovery from the disaster and what we should do when it happens and discuss with all of surveyors about our future on this meeting.

2nd FIG Young Surveyors North American Meeting

It is on!!! 2nd FIG Young Surveyors North American Meeting (FIG YSNAM)!!! It is a great honor to announce the 2nd FIG Young Surveyors North American meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on February 10, 2016 and we want to invite you to join us in the second celebration of this encounter. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS) Annual Conference.
Please find here the link to the:

REGISTRATION FORM: https://goo.gl/Ib...vayI

Many many thanks to the FIG Foundation, Trimble Navigation and Leica Geosystems who are generously providing funds for grants to support young surveyors attending the 2nd FIG Young Surveyors North America Meeting. These grants are available to all young surveyors who meet the definition of a young surveyor as defined at the FIG Homepage and who live in and are citizens of North America

APPLICATION FOR FUNDS: https://goo.gl/DIXor4

We are excited and looking forward!!!

Congratulations to the winners of the CLGE/FIG YSN Students' Contest

Three Young Surveyors participated in the CLGE/FIG YSN Students’ Contest and won in their category. The President of CLGE, Maurice Barbieri, Switzerland made the announcement during INTERGEO in Stuttgart, Germany, September 2015. The categories were

  • Geodesy and Topography – sponsored by Trimble
  • GIS, Mapping & Cadastre – sponsored by Esri
  • Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus – sponsored by European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency

The winning projects are

Assessment of the Possibility to Measure Deformations of Rock Walls by Pawel Wiacek, Poland
Land Fragmentation on Fionia and the Southern Archipelago by Casper Samsø Fibæk, Denmark
Cycle Slips Detection in Quad-Frequency Mode: Galileo’s Contribution to an Efficient Approach under High Ionospheric Activity by Laura Van de Vyvere, Belgium

FIG Young Surveyors Network in Sofia, Bulgaria

The 3rd Young Surveyors European Meeting was held in sunny Sofia, Bulgaria on the 16 May 2015. About 50 keen young professionals from 20 countries gathered together to share and explore new ideas, address pressing issues and focus on the future development for the European YS Network.  

3rd FIG Young Surveyors European Meeting, May 16, 2015 Sofia, Bulgaria

We are pleased to invite you to the 3rd FIG Young Surveyors European Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria. The meeting takes place Saturday 16 May 2015 prior to the FIG Working Week 2015.


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The Social Tenure Domain Model – Training of Trainers, 7-10 November 2014
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 The UN-HABITAT Global Land Tool Network, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and FIG Young Surveyors Network would like to invite Young Surveyors, Young Land Professionals and Youth working in related fields to apply for participation in the Social Tenure Domain Model – Training of Trainers. Deadline to apply is 12 October 2014.

2nd FIG Young Surveyors European Meeting, 7th October 2014, Berlin, Germany

It gives us great pleasure to invite Young Surveyors to our 2nd FIG Young Surveyors European Meeting in Berlin, Germany on 7th October 2014. The meeting is jointly organized by FIG Young Surveyors Network and KONGEOS (Conference of Geodetic Students) supported by FIG, FIG Foundation, CLGE, DVW, BDVI and OE.

2nd FIG Young Surveyors Conference, 17 - 19 June 2014, Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The 2nd FIG Young Surveyors Conference (2nd YSC) took place at Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. This event was organized in conjunction with the XXV International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Congress. Read the report...

1st FIG Young Surveyors Network, Asia Pacific Meeting, 20th June 2014, Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

IThe 1st FIG YSN Asia Pacific (AP) Meeting started at 8.15 a.m with the "Youth Talk Session" by having the FIG President, Teo Chee Hai as the guest of honour. Read the report...

Training of Trainers on STDM Use and Application, 13-16 June 2014, PNB Darby Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) - Training of Trainers (ToT) course took place at the PNB Darby Park Hotel, Kuala Lumpur from 13th to 16th June 2014. The event directly preceded the XXV International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Congress. Read the report...

1st FIG Young Surveyors North American Meeting, 14-15 April 2014, San Diego, California

In sunny San Diego, 25 enthusiastic surveyors from 15 states had a lively discussion on how to establish a Young Surveyors presence and program within North America. Read the report...

The Social Tenure Domain Model – Training of Trainers, 13-16 June 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 We are cordially inviting Young Surveyors/Professionals and youth to apply for participation in the Social Tenure Domain Model – Training of Trainers. The 3.5 days training will be organized as a joint activity by International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) and FIG Young Surveyors Network (FIG YSN). Deadline to apply is 6 April 2014.

FIG Young Surveyors North American Meeting 14-15 April 2014
San Diego, California

 Be part of the FIG Young Surveyors 1st North American Network Meeting!
Following the success of the 1st FIG Young Surveyors European meeting, we are pleased to announce the 1st FIG Young Surveyors North American meeting! Join the meeting.

The Aubrey Barker Fund announces Support for Student Organisations

The Trustees of the Aubrey Barker Fund have announced that the fund will consider applications from student organisations within the field of land surveying, quantity surveying and land economy to support student meetings. Land surveying can be interpreted as including subjects now generally described as geomatics. Funds to support student meetings can be used as travel bursaries to attend the meeting, to support tutors on training courses, or for specific costs in setting up a conference or training course.

Applications can be made at any time and should include details of the meeting for which support is needed, a justification for support, and a cost breakdown of how the money applied for would be spent. .

The Aubrey Barker Fund was set up in March 1972 in memory of Aubrey Barker, a distinguished surveyor from Guyana who was president-designate of The Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) but who died before taking office. Colleagues throughout the British Commonwealth contributed to a fund to be used to support education, training, research and projects related to the disciplines of land surveying, quantity surveying and land economy. The Fund has helped students to attend courses and carry out projects and the trustees also organize an essay competition. Books and equipment have been provided to colleges in developing countries.

2014 FIG Foundation Young Surveyors Fellowship

The FIG Foundation Young Surveyors Fellowships will provide funding for individuals to cover the costs to attend and participate in the 2014 FIG Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, including attendance at all FIG Young Surveyors events during the congress.

The XXV FIG Congress will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-21 June. In addition to congress events young surveyors sessions will be organised and contribute to the networking of young surveyors internationally, to introduce young surveyors to the FIG Congress and FIG community, and to provide for the opportunity to learn more and share the young surveyors’ vision for the future of FIG.

Completed information and submissions must be received by the FIG Office at fig.foundation@fig.net on or
before 1 December 2013. Late applications will not be accepted.

1st FIG Young Surveyors European Meeting in Portugal

Greeting from FIG President CheeHai Teo

Dear Colleagues and Friends

I was interviewed recently and one of the questions raised relates to Youth. My response was the youth of today is the adult of tomorrow and the belief is that if we can more effectively address the issues, concerns and aspirations of the youth today, we could perhaps have a more dynamic and productive tomorrow. This belief equally applies to the Young Surveyors of today. Read more..

1st FIG Young Surveyors European Meeting in Portugal

17 - 18 October in Lisbon, Portugal

Finnish "Young Surveyors Network" Received Recognition

Finnish Young Surveyors Network (YSN Finland) received the award from Surveying Engineers Association of Finland in national surveying days that was held in April 2015 in Espoo, Finland. As an award YSN Finland got a stone pole number 26. Pole is like boundary mark, but smaller. YSN Finland is established by Lapland University of Applied Science-Land Surveying Engineering students.

The Finland’s Young Surveyor Network was awarded because it has purposefully worked to establish and maintain a land surveyor identity. This is even more important nowadays when the surveyor’s remit is wider than ever and the land surveyor degree program is distributed with other study degree programs. YSN Finland has been nationally and internationally very active and thus given rise to contacts between the Finnish and international surveying organizations.  


Pole number 26
Tuomas Jylhä and Niko Haaraniemi in Lissabon

The founders of YSN Finland are Lapland UAS land surveying students, Tuomas Jylhä and Niko Haaraniemi. They got the idea of establishing the national network for land surveyors after participating the European Young Surveyors meeting in Portugal, October 2014.

APPLY NOW to be a part of the FIG Working Week 2013, 6 - 10 May in Abuja, Nigeria (deadline has expired 6 March 2013)

African Young Surveyors are invited to apply for FIG Foundation Young Surveyors Scholarship to attend FIG 2013.

The FIG Young Surveyors Network and the FIG Foundation would like to invite African Young Surveyors to apply for funds to attend the FIG Working Week 2013 in Abuja, Nigeria.
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2012 FIG Foundation Young Surveyor Conference Fellowships

The 2012 FIG Working Week to be held in Rome, Italy, will be the first FIG Working Week to host an additional Young Surveyors Conference immediately prior to the main Working Week events. The FIG Young Surveyors Conference will be held on the 4-5 May 2012, hosted by the National Council of Italian Surveyors, whist the full Working Week will run from 6 – 10 May. The aim of the additional young surveyor sessions will be to further the network of young surveyors internationally, to introduce young surveyors to the wider Working Week, and to learn more of the young surveyor vision for the future of the FIG.

FIG Foundation has decided to cover up to four (4) Fellowships, to cover the costs of travel, accommodation during the FIG Young Surveyors Conference and FIG Working Week and conference registration. Fellowships include attendance at the FIG Foundation Dinner, the FIG Gala Dinner and Commission dinner.

The 2012 FIG Foundation Young Surveyor Conference Fellowships will provide funding for individuals to cover the costs to attend and participate in the 2012 FIG Working Week in Rome, including attendance at the FIG Young Surveyor Conference.

Deadline for applications: 1 December 2011 (extended deadline)