Werner Siemens Foundation
The Werner Siemens Foundation is now a mixed family foundation under Swiss law with its headquarters and offices in Zug . In the non-profit , philanthropic part, it supports outstanding innovations and talented young people in technology and natural sciences . Descendants of Werner von Siemens and Carl Heinrich von Siemens are represented on the Board of Trustees . A board of trustees manages day-to-day business. The scientific advisory board of this foundation is an independent body that supports the board of trustees in finding projects. The advisory boards include Gerald Haug , President of the Leopoldina and Matthias Kleiner , President of the Leibniz Association .
history
The foundation was established in Schaffhausen in 1923 by the two daughters, Baroness Charlotte von Buxhoeveden and Marie von Graevenitz, of the entrepreneur Carl von Siemens , initially with the purpose of providing financial support to those descendants of the Siemens founders who were affected by political and economic upheavals in Germany and Russia were in need.
Years later, three more women from the Siemens dynasty topped up the foundation's capital. Anna and Hertha, the daughters of Werner von Siemens and cousins of Charlotte and Marie, and Eleonore Füssli, the Swiss daughter-in-law of Carl von Siemens, brought in additional capital as donors.
The foundation's headquarters were later relocated to Zug and, in addition to supporting Siemens family members, the foundation's purpose was expanded to include the promotion of outstanding innovations and talented young people in technology and the natural sciences.
Non-profit part of the foundation
This part of the foundation finances the start-up phase of innovative, technical and scientific projects with the aim of ensuring that the funded projects continue to run independently and the resulting innovations are used industrially. The funded projects are mainly located in Germany and Switzerland. In particular, there is close contact with ETH Zurich . Numerous projects have been and are funded by the ETH Zurich Foundation . A selection of other funded projects at universities in Germany and Switzerland can be viewed.
In addition, talented people in the fields of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology ( MINT ) as well as medicine and pharmaceuticals are supported. The Swiss Study Foundation awards ten Werner Siemens Fellowships every year .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Werner Siemens Foundation: Legal form and purpose. Werner Siemens-Stiftung (WSS) website, accessed April 25, 2020
- ↑ Foundation structure. Werner Siemens Foundation website, accessed April 25, 2020
- ^ Yvonne Gross and Ludwig Scheidegger: Nora Füssli . Thomas Helms Verlag, Schwerin, 2018
- ^ History of the Werner Siemens Foundation. Werner Siemens Foundation website, accessed April 25, 2020
- ↑ Eligibility criteria. Werner Siemens Foundation website, accessed April 25, 2020
- ↑ Insights 2019 from the ETH Foundation. ETH Foundation website, Annual Report 2019, p. 9, accessed on April 25, 2020
- ↑ a b Funded projects. Werner Siemens Foundation website, accessed April 25, 2020
- ^ Werner Siemens Fellowships. Swiss Study Foundation, Scholarships, accessed on April 27, 2020