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2024 Call for Applications: Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program

Deadline for submission: January 21, 2024. The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 call for applications for its Research Fellowship Program. The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship prog…

Our Commitment to Charitable Impact and Transparency

Deutsche Version siehe unten At the Jacobs Foundation, our unwavering mission to invest in the future of young people globally has been the guiding force behind our efforts since 1989. We approach this mission with deep commitment, transparency, a…

Award-winning learning game Uiivit receives the Worlddidac Award 2023

The interactive learning game uiivit received the Worlddidac Award 2023 at the Swissdidac education fair in Bern on November 21, 2023.  The game was made possible through an initiative of the Johann Jacobs Museum and by the Jacobs Foundation …

Call for Applications – 2024 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes

Evidence-based Best Practice wanted! We invite applications for our 2024 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes, honoring outstanding achievement from institutions or individuals in implementing evidence-based solutions for child learning and educat…
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The next frontier: insights from Global event on Education Evidence Labs

The Global Convening on Education Evidence Labs, hosted by Jacobs Foundation in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), alongside support from On Think Tanks (OTT), brought together stakeholders from Ministries o…

Our commitment to excellence in research

2023 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize Recipient Professor Janet M. Currie will be celebrated at the Jacobs Center Symposium in Zurich on 17 November. Currie, Princeton University’s Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, is best know…

Advancing EdTech’s focus on evidence-based impact

A new working group, comprised of leading organizations that fund EdTech ventures and research, is dedicated to advancing the industry’s focus on evidence-based impact. Led by the Jacobs Foundation, the EdFIRST (Education Foundations Investi…

A decades-long legacy of supporting quality education in Switzerland

As we celebrated the 20th anniversary of our enduring partnership with the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development — a flagship collaboration dedicated to advancing research in child and youth development to the highest standards &#82…

The Jacobs Foundation mourns the passing of Ernst Buschor

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Ernst Buschor, who passed away on 21 October 2023 (aged 80). Ernst was a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 2003-2013. He was one of the most courageous politicians and the pioneer of new pu…