Funding Priorities of our Foundation
We support projects, research projects and educational institutions that focus on self-education and thus create conditions that enable children and young people to learn and live in a sustainable and self-determined manner according to our vision.
Applications can be submitted at any time. The board of directors decides on 3-4 dates per year as required. Corresponding processing times are therefore to be expected depending on the date of receipt of the application.
Unfortunately, our funding options for 2026 have already been exhausted. We will be accepting applications for 2027 from October 2026.
Specifically, we support:
- Educational projects (e.g., after-school educational programs) and educational institutions that focus on self-determined and self-organized education,
- Social, ecological and charitable projects (e.g. district projects, cultural centers, leisure activities) that enable and support children to developfreely and in a self-determined manner and to participate in society,
- Ecological, educational and social projects (e.g. independent agriculture and electricity/water supply, school and vocational training, street children projects) in regions and countries affected by poverty, disadvantage and lack of development prospects,
- Studies and research projects related to self-determined and self-organized education (e.g. scientific accompanying research of pedagogical institutions, studies in developmental psychology or investigations of pedagogical concepts and methods),
- Educational and public relations work to promote and disseminate the idea of self-determined education (e.g. further training of pedagogical staff, information events for parents and interested parties).
What we do not support:
- Scholarships to individuals
- Charitable purposes
What applicants based in Germany must provide:
- Current notice of exemption for funding according to §52 sentence 2 number 1 (science and research), number 7 (education and training), number 8 (nature, environmental and climate protection) or number 18 (equal rights) of the German Fiscal Code (AO)
Applicants based outside Germany
- should contact us before submitting their application: vorstand(at)stiftung-zukunft-bilden.org
In General, one or more of the following principles should be included in these projects:
- Sustainable, self-determined or self-organized learning
- Principle of democracy and children’s rights
- Ethnic and religious diversity
- Equal rights for people of all gender identities
- Future perspectives in disadvantaged regions
- Ecological future of the earth
