Support for the Munich Chess Foundation
Promoting children through chess: Knowledge alone is not enough – thinking is what counts! The Chess Foundation supports children, adolescents, and seniors with chess training to strengthen their concentration, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The purpose of the Munich Chess Foundation is to promote the sport of chess, particularly children's, youth, and senior chess, as well as education. This is achieved through chess training, workshops, the creation of training materials, events, and research projects.
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Funding is aimed at children from educationally disadvantaged families
- Children with a migration background
- Young unaccompanied refugees
- Physically disabled and autistic individuals
- Seniors (for adult programs)
Documents required for application
- Funding application
Description
The Munich Chess Foundation offers an innovative approach to promoting education and social integration through its funding program. The program is exclusively aimed at non-profit organizations in Bavaria and supports projects in the field of chess training through financial grants. The focus is on strengthening concentration, creativity, and problem-solving skills among children, adolescents, and seniors. The Chess Foundation aims to establish chess as a means of personal and social development by supporting targeted training measures, workshops, and research projects that foster intellectual exchange.
Within the scope of the funding, various activities are implemented that go beyond mere chess training. The portfolio includes training of coaches, development of training materials, as well as the organization of tournaments and competitions that enable interdisciplinary and inclusive exchange. Scientifically based approaches underpin the foundation’s purpose by emphasizing the emotional and cognitive growth of participating children and adolescents. These measures specifically target children from educationally disadvantaged families, children with migration backgrounds, young unaccompanied refugees, individuals with physical disabilities, and autistic persons. Seniors are also integrated as a target group in the concept to provide them with opportunities for mental activation and social participation.
The continuously available funding opportunity from the Munich Chess Foundation offers interested organizations an attractive chance to implement projects and events with social and educational relevance. Funding applications can be fully completed and submitted via email, with an appropriate application form provided. The approach of achieving long-term success in education and social integration through targeted funding measures highlights the program as an innovative contribution in the field of education and training. By focusing on disadvantaged target groups, the foundation lays the groundwork for sustainable educational processes and social inclusion, underscoring the Chess Foundation’s role as an important catalyst in Bavaria.
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