Educational Support from the RAG Foundation
Funding of long-term educational projects and programs along the entire education chain in the former hard coal mining regions (Ruhr area, Saarland, Ibbenbüren) with a focus on educational equity for children and young people from non-academic families.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The RAG Foundation supports long-term educational projects and programs ranging from early childhood education in daycare centers through school to vocational training and university studies in the former mining regions of the Ruhr area, Saarland, and Ibbenbüren, aiming to improve educational equity and provide better starting conditions for young talents from non-academic families.
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
- Educational Institutions
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Location in the former mining regions of the Ruhr area, Saarland, or Ibbenbüren
Description
The educational funding of the RAG Foundation is aimed at non-profit and public institutions in the former hard coal mining regions of North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland as well as in Ibbenbüren. With an annual funding volume of around €14 million, long-term projects along the entire education chain are supported – from early childhood initiatives in daycare centers, through innovative school programs, to training and scholarship offers for students. The goal is to strengthen equal opportunities and to sustainably support children, adolescents, and young adults from non-academic families on their educational path.
As a grant model, this funding opportunity enables flexible project design in six categories: daycare projects, school projects, training programs, scholarship programs, STEM initiatives, and extracurricular education. A location in the mining regions of the Ruhr area, Saarland, or Ibbenbüren is a prerequisite. Applications can be submitted at any time, allowing for individually planned funding start and end dates. Through close cooperation with local partners and scientific evaluations, educational offerings are developed that achieve sustainable impact and optimally prepare young talents for future challenges.
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