Johanna-Quandt-Stiftung
About the funder
Founded in 1995 by Johanna Quandt, the Johanna Quandt Foundation promotes understanding of the market economy and the importance of private entrepreneurship in the public sphere and media. It initiates and supports outstanding projects in the fields of economic journalism (Herbert Quandt Media Award, Economic Scholarship), scientific advancement (Johanna Quandt University Foundation), and medicine (Charité Foundation, Johanna Quandt Center for Stem Cell Transplantation). The foundation follows a holistic approach: it combines professional excellence with practical support and enables young talents, experts, and institutions to achieve sustainable knowledge transfer.
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Mission & Vision
The Johanna Quandt Foundation is committed to making entrepreneurs visible as the pillars of a market-based society. Our goal is to deepen the understanding of market economy relationships and strengthen societal acceptance of entrepreneurial achievement through the promotion of economic journalism, academic initiatives, and medical research projects.
Target groups
Our programs are aimed at young journalists and media professionals up to 35 years old with initial experience in business journalism, business journalists and media creators who present entrepreneurial topics in an understandable way (Herbert Quandt Media Prize), as well as scientists, universities, and research institutes in the fields of business, technology, and medicine who develop application-oriented projects and transfer knowledge (Johanna Quandt University Foundation, Charité Foundation).