Funding by the Klaus Tschira Foundation
The Klaus Tschira Foundation supports projects in the natural sciences, mathematics, and computer science in research, education, and science communication. Applications can be submitted at any time.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Funding of projects in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics, and computer science with a focus on research, education, and science communication to achieve sustainable impact and innovation.
Eligible to apply
- Educational Institutions
- Non-profit Organizations
- Companies
- Individuals
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Submission of an application
- Positive evaluation of the project
Evaluation criteria
- Innovative content of the project
- Sustainability aspects
- Relevance for the target group
Description
The Klaus Tschira Foundation gGmbH awards nationwide, open-ended grants for scientific, mathematical, and computer science projects in research, education, and science communication. Eligible applicants include universities and research institutions as well as non-profit organizations, educational institutions, companies, and individuals seeking to unlock innovation potential with their projects. Funding decisions are based on evidence-based evaluations and guided by the criteria of innovation content, sustainability aspects, and relevance to the respective target group. The unrestricted submission of applications at any time allows flexible access to support for novel concepts aimed at achieving long-term impact and societal benefit.
With this funding, the foundation aims to strengthen science education from early childhood through advanced research activities and to intensify the dialogue between science and the public. Project sponsors receive not only financial resources but also benefit from the foundation’s established expertise, which since 1995 has implemented independent initiatives such as "Explore Science," thereby raising awareness of scientific contexts. In this way, forward-looking ideas in STEM disciplines are sustainably supported and contribute to the active shaping of societal developments.
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