The RTPI Trust was established in 1994 by five former Presidents of the RTPI.

As a charity, its key objectives are to provide support and financial assistance for members of the profession or students pursuing a career in the profession who are experiencing financial hardship.

The Trust considers applications from members or their families for one-off financial hardship grants and funds a limited number of student bursaries each year.

The Trust's work is solely funded by the generous donations or bequests of other RTPI members.

The Trust is funded and managed independently from the RTPI.

The charitable purposes of the RTPI Trust

1.  Provide support and financial assistance to RTPI members and their families who are in financial hardship. Financial assistance is generally given in the form of one-off grants for specific items of expenditure which the Trustees consider are needed for the welfare of that member and their family.

2.  Provide one-off bursaries to students who are pursuing a career in town planning, but are facing barriers in undertaking their studies due to financial hardship.

3.   Undertake research for the public benefit into town planning and its social, economic and financial effects on the community and into other relevant fields of study in connection with town planning as the Trustee think fit and to publish the results of such research.

4.  The provision and support of any charitable cause associated with town planning.