Articles & Interviews

The Jacobs Foundation program Transforming Education in Cocoa Communities (TRECC) published a report today, documenting work over the last five years to improve the living conditions of farmers and their children in Côte d’Ivoire.

The Jacobs Foundation and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation have jointly committed CHF 6 million to boost inclusive and equitable education for children and youth in West Africa and MENA.

EPFL and ETH Zurich, Switzerland’s two federal institutes of technology, team up to offer their first joint doctoral program in the learning sciences funded by the Jacobs Foundation.

The Jacobs Foundation is now calling for applications for the globally competitive Jacobs Research Fellowship Program.

Prof. Charles A. Nelson and Prof. Daniel L. Schwartz received the two 2021 Research Prizes in a special online ceremony on November 19. An international audience celebrated our two Prize recipients via livestream.

Prof. Charles A. Nelson and Prof. Daniel L. Schwartz receive a 2021 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize in a special ceremony that reflects our current extraordinary circumstances.

He was a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 1995-2003 and passed away on 23 October 2021.

Two outstanding recipients have each been bestowed with the prestigious Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize, each endowed with one million Swiss Francs, for their outstanding scientific achievements.

2021 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prizes endowed with CHF 2 million go to early life and learning researchers.