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Global
Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program
Our global fellowship program is for researchers whose work is dedicated to improving children’s learning and development.
Global
EdTech Evidence Ecosystem
We aim to strengthen the EdTech ecosystem by encouraging greater use of evidence in investment decisions and product development and assessment.
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Switzerland program
We are trying to bridge the gap between evidence, policy, and practice, to ensure all children in Switzerland thrive in an increasingly digital world.
Latest news
News
27 June 2025
LEVANTE opens 2025 Call for Proposals
The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Call for Proposals under our Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE) initiative, offering up to USD 5 million in research funding to deepen understanding of how children learn and develop across different contexts. LEVANTE is a flagship research initiative of the Foundation’s Strategy 2030. […]
News
16 June 2025
Reimagining evidence use in Community-led Learning Ecosystems
A new learning brief and in-depth report from the Jacobs Foundation, developed in collaboration with On Think Tanks, explore how Community-led Learning Ecosystems (CLLEs) are using evidence to improve education outcomes in context-specific and sustainable ways. Drawing from interviews with practitioners and case studies across a range of geographies, the research offers insights into how […]
Newsletter
12 June 2025
What We Learn: summer edition
The latest What We Learn newsletter is here! In this edition, we share highlights from the launch of SCALE in Ghana, the expansion of LEVANTE’s global research network, and the research proposals developed by Young Scholars at our annual conference. We also feature recent media contributions from leaders across the Foundation—including Simon Sommer, Donika Dimovska, […]