Werner und Klara Kreitz-Stiftung
About the funder
The Werner and Klara Kreitz Foundation is a legally recognized public law foundation established in 1987, headquartered in Kiel with its business address in Gönnebek. As a comparatively small, private foundation, it exclusively supports university research projects in the field of cancer research in Schleswig-Holstein. Although the foundation’s capital is limited compared to nationwide funders, the Kreitz Foundation is distinguished by its close connection to the supported projects, flexible approach, and professional expertise. Its assets originate from the founders’ estate as well as interest income and donations from third parties.
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Mission & Vision
The Werner and Klara Kreitz Foundation aims to support excellent university research projects focused on combating cancer in Schleswig-Holstein. It seeks to enable small and medium-sized projects to efficiently implement their scientific questions through targeted financial support. The foundation places great importance on minimizing administrative effort in order to allocate the available funds as fully as possible to research.
Target groups
Funding is provided to university research teams and individual scientists from the medical faculties and related institutes in Schleswig-Holstein, particularly at the universities in Kiel and Lübeck. Eligible to apply are scientific staff and professors who plan projects in the field of experimental or clinical cancer research and whose funding is not otherwise secured.