Funding of the Foundation for Education and Youth

The Education and Youth Foundation supports innovative educational projects that integrate scientific findings from learning theory and motivation research into everyday school life. Nationwide, non-profit schools and educational institutions in the primary and secondary sectors are supported in testing child- and age-appropriate organizational forms as well as didactic models. The focus is on the connection between theory and practice: from interactive learning workshops to motivating teaching concepts, measures are to be implemented that promote the self-effective actions of children and adolescents and make a sustainable contribution to educational quality.

Funding is provided in the form of grants; applications can be submitted by March 30 and September 30 each year. A prerequisite is proof of non-profit status (§ 53 para. 2 no. 7 AO) through a corporate tax exemption notice (not older than five years) or a provisional notice (§ 60a AO, not older than three years). The application must include a completed form, a project description (max. three pages), a cost and financing plan, and a copy of the exemption notice. Particular attention is paid to the alignment with the foundation’s purpose, the age-appropriate implementation of organizational forms, and the scientific basis of the project. These framework conditions offer committed educational providers the opportunity to realize forward-looking concepts and sustainably enrich school practice. Further details can be found in the funding guidelines and the application form in the download area of the German Foundation Center.