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The 2014 Annual Report of the Jacobs Foundation provides detailed information on the Foundation and its worldwide activities in the field of child and youth development.

Effective April 1, 2015, Lavinia Jacobs assumes the responsibility of Chair of Jacobs Foundation as decided and communicated in December 2014. Joh. Christian Jacobs will continue to play an active role in the foundation’s activities as its Honorary Chairman.

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is the only internationally open, competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers focusing on child and youth development.

The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural call for applications for its Research Fellowship Program.

The Jacobs Foundation is issuing a call for nominations for the 2014 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. The prize, which is endowed with a cash award of one million Swiss francs, recognizes the work of scholars devoted to promoting the successful development and life chances of children and youth.

The Jacobs Foundation is issuing a call for nominations for the 2015 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. The prize, which is endowed with a cash award of one million Swiss francs, recognizes the work of scholars devoted to promoting the successful development and life chances of children and youth.

The Jacobs Group is in a period of transition, as the leadership of Jacobs Holding AG and the Jacobs Foundation, the beneficiary of the Jacobs family’s business holdings, is being passed on to the next generation.

The Jacobs Group is in a period of transition, as the leadership of Jacobs Holding AG and the Jacobs Foundation, the beneficiary of the Jacobs family’s business holdings, is being passed on to the next generation.

The Jacobs Foundation has awarded the 2014 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize and Best Practice Prize honoring outstanding achievements in research and practice in the field of child and youth development.