Purpose/Activities

 

The statutory agenda of the Foundation is the direct financial support of scientific endeavours at universities and research institutions, mainly in Germany, with special emphasis on promoting young scientists at the beginning of their professional lives.

 

The Fritz Thyssen Foundation subsidises scientific projects that comply with its regulations and priorities in the following fields:

history, language and culture

'image and imagery'

state, economy and society

'international relations'

medicine and natural sciences

 

The Foundation supports in particular

science graduates / young professionals

research projects over clearly defined limited periods

smaller scientific colloquia

specific international scholarship and exchange programmes

publication of reports from the research projects it subsidised

 

The Foundation welcomes the inclusion and involvement of foreign scientists with their different approaches in the projects it supports.

 

The Foundation organises scientific symposia and lecture programmes and has planned and implemented a number of pilot programmes for the promotion of exceptionally gifted young scientists.

 

Periodical Publications:

Annual Report