Karl Heinz Beckurts-Stiftung
About the funder
The Karl Heinz Beckurts Foundation is a legally recognized public foundation under civil law, established in 1987 by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. Named after Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Beckurts, it is dedicated to commemorating his life's work and promoting cooperative collaboration between science and industry. A central funding component is the annually awarded Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize for outstanding scientific achievements with demonstrable industrial application potential.
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Mission & Vision
The Karl Heinz Beckurts Foundation is committed to strengthening the dialogue and cooperation between public research institutions, universities, and industry. In the spirit of Karl Heinz Beckurts, it promotes the transfer of scientific knowledge into innovative applications through awards, symposia, and funding activities.
Target groups
The foundation's funding programs are aimed at scientists and research groups at universities and non-university research institutions, scientific-technical professional societies, companies that develop innovations in collaboration with scientific partners, as well as institutions seeking to strengthen the connection between basic research and industrial application.