The Robert Bosch Stiftung (Foundation) supports projects and initiatives that meet the social needs both in Germany and abroad. The organization seeks programs that promote new developments that bring about change. Funded projects supplement the Foundation’s existing projects or projects that contribute to meeting the Foundation’s goals.
The Foundation offers: competitions, scholarships, prizes, funding pilot projects, supporting surveys, seminars, training and continuing education, and more. Current projects include the International Commission on the Balkans, and the Committee on the Family and Demographic Change. In addition, the Foundation collaborates with a research college that focuses on geriatrics as well as a multidisciplinary graduate college that researches multimorbidity in old age. Similar programs and projects are supported in the areas of secondary education, language skills, and working with ministries of education.
The Foundation does not fund: institutional third-party projects, filling budget gaps, or individual case requests (e.g., for therapy, medical care, etc.).
In 2011, the Foundation funded projects in health and science, society and culture, international relations in Western Europe, America, Turkey, Japan, and India, education and society, and health care issues in the future.
As of January 2014, here are a few of the following projects/programs that are seeking applications. More can be found on the Foundation’s website.
changemakerXchange: Funds exchange between young people from Europe, Turkey, and North Africa to work on innovative solutions to environmental or social issues in their region. Application deadline for the next conference, to be held in Marrakech, is January 31, 2014.
German-French Dialog for the Future: This program selects 20 young executives from France and Germany to work on issues concerning France, Germany, and in German-French relations. The application deadline is: January 31, 2014.
Global Governance Futures: Robert Bosch Foundation Multilateral Dialogues: This program will bring together 25 young professionals from Germany, China, Japan, India, and the United States forming three groups to looks at Internet governance, geoengineering governance, or the future of global arms control. The application deadline is: February 10, 2014.
Innovation in Science Journalism: The Foundation supports projects that seek to answer questions related to providing sustainable, discernable science journalism. Projects and programs that are already in the pilot phase of implementation may receive up to € 15,000 each. Funding requests are accepted at any time.
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