The Jacobs Foundation cultivates close relationships with institutions and individuals who engage in innovative ways to achieve goals similar to our own. We select activities which show excellent prospects for equipping young people to master the challenges of growing up.

We do this by supporting academic research and a variety of interventions and applications. Dialogue and network building is essential in supporting the Foundations’ activity areas, as well as our way of bringing our concerns to the forefront of public discussion and setting new agendas. Combining these areas ensures that prospects for Child and Youth Development can be improved in the long term.

We fund research that has a strong interdisciplinary aspect, including studies in fields as diverse as developmental psychology, pedagogics, and political science...
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We look for projects which contribute to the welfare, social productivity and social inclusion of young people and intend to achieve immediate impact...
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We strive to create dialogue and build platforms to showcase sound ideas so they can lead to practical results...
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