Fundación Entrecanales

Based in Madrid, Spain, Fundación Entrecanales is a non-profit organization that promotes excellence in the civil engineering sector and supports cooperation initiatives for international development. The entity operates through a private family endowment, utilizing its resources to provide academic awards and project support without generating commercial revenue. It maintains close institutional partnerships with the Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid to advance specialized engineering education. The organization directs its philanthropic efforts toward talent development, funding development cooperation projects that specifically target youth populations and local communities. Through these educational initiatives, the foundation aims to position civil engineering as a transformative force for broader societal improvement. Established by the Entrecanales Ibarra family, the organization operates in honor of its namesake and civil engineering pioneer José Entrecanales Ibarra.