The LEAP challenge seeks applications from education organizations serving children ages 2-12 that are focused on demonstrating the effectiveness of their solution and accelerating its impact through a stronger connection to evidence. Though not an eligibility requirement, we have a special interest in applications from organizations with solutions that embrace learning variability in typically developing children aged 2-12.
Our latest What We Learn newsletter includes updates about the Foundation in action, news from across our network, our insights, and a list of what we are reading. The Jacobs Foundation’s spring edition of their What We Learn newsletter is now available.
Today we are proud to launch our exciting new research agenda to guide our work until 2030. Through our research agenda, we will further the science of learning variability to provide quality learning opportunities to every child.
The Jacobs Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2023 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. The prize awards outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all scholarly disciplines aiming at improving learning, development, and living conditions of children and youth. This includes, but is not limited to, educational sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political sciences, linguistics, neurosciences, computer sciences, and medical sciences.
The Jacobs Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2023 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. The prize awards outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all scholarly disciplines aiming at improving learning, development, and living conditions of children and youth. This includes, but is not limited to, educational sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political sciences, linguistics, neurosciences, computer sciences, and medical sciences.
Our latest ‘In conversation with’ article features Program Manager Sabina Vigani. Sabina joined the Jacobs Foundation in 2015 when it opened its first office outside Switzerland, in Abidjan. Sabina shares her reflections and learnings on the path to building strong, trusting and innovative coalitions that create systemic impact in education.
In the second instalment of our new Conversation With series, Jacobs Foundation Program Manager, Cathrin Jerie, explains her work developing three cross-sectoral partnerships that support and incentivize researchers and practitioners to create evidence-based education practices.
We warmly welcome and congratulate our six new Social Entrepreneur Coalition members from the University of Pennsylvania: Aqeela Allahyari; Sidra Alvi; Psacoya Guinn; Neha Gupta; Heidi Mitchell; and Natalia Rodriguez.
