An Archive of Research Funding Opportunities for Faculty in the College of Education, the College of Law, and the Library at the University of Saskatchewan

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Jacobs Foundation

The Jacobs Foundation generally funds projects developed in concert with their current partners, but there is a current call for researchers working on projects that are closely linked to their aims to submit a preliminary application for consideration.

The focus of the Jacobs Foundation is on unlocking "young people’s potential and help them to become productive and socially responsible members of society.  ...  The Jacobs Foundation is committed to creating a real and sustainable impact, both by financing research in the field of child and youth development and by supporting the development of professional and social skills of young people around the world."

The current funding priorities for the foundation include:
  1. Capitalizing on migration and the integration of youngsters with migrant backgrounds.
  2. Improving learning contexts, including institutional dimensions of learning, all-day learning, out of school learning and integrative approaches to learning.
  3. Economic dimensions of Child and Youth Development: macro and microeconomic effects
Within this context, the following aspects are of particular interest:
  • developmental perspectives
  • transitions in life
  • preventative inter-mediate measures
  • learning methods, such as formal and non-formal learning
  • cultural contexts and values
  • skills and social responsibility
  • peace, inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue
 For more information and the application forms, please consult the foundation website at http://www.jacobsfoundation.org/cms/index.php?id=home.  If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Sara Mueller at sara.mueller@usask.ca

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