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Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program
Our global fellowship program is for researchers whose work is dedicated to improving children’s learning and development.
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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
08 May 2025
LEVANTE welcomes first cohort of participating sites to global research network
The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the first cohort of participating sites selected to join the Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE)—its flagship global initiative focused on advancing our understanding of children’s learning variability. Following a highly competitive call for proposals in August 2024, which attracted 182 applications from around the world, six sites have now been selected […]
Op-Eds
01 May 2025
Learning as a survival strategy: Insights from Donika Dimovska
At a time when the world faces growing challenges and increasingly constrained resources, learning is not a luxury—it is a survival strategy. In a new opinion piece for Alliance magazine, Donika Dimovska, Chief Knowledge Officer at the Jacobs Foundation, reflects on why foundations must prioritize learning and adaptability to meet the demands of today’s complex […]
News
29 April 2025
Jacobs group simplifies organizational structure
The Jacobs Foundation, one of the world’s leading foundations supporting child development and evidence-based education, and Jacobs Holding, a leading professional investment firm, will transition from a historically intertwined setup to becoming two independent institutions. The Jacobs Foundation will assume full control over its assets. In this context, Jacobs Holding, backed by members of the […]