Manfred Eigen-Förderstiftung
The MANFRED EIGEN-FÖRDERSTIFTUNG is a dependent foundation established within the private assets of the Max Planck Society. It supports the Göttingen campus without bureaucratic hurdles.
Purpose of the Foundation
As the largest research institute of the Max Planck Society, we aim to further advance scientific progress in the natural sciences through our multidisciplinary approach. The purpose of the MANFRED EIGEN FÖRDERSTIFTUNG is to ensure excellence in science and research at our institute in cooperation with partner institutes at the Göttingen Campus.
The Göttingen campus shall continue to be a magnet for scientific talent from around the world, where experts and talented individuals from various disciplines come together to make discoveries that will transform our lives in the long term. Our researchers are selected and trained to work at the frontiers of possibility.
As a non-profit organization, the MANFRED EIGEN FOUNDATION supports projects and events that cannot be funded, or can only be inadequately funded, by public funds or public funding programs. This includes performance-based awards for employees, science-oriented institute events, and the earmarked funding of scientific projects that funding organizations consider important and interesting but deem “too risky” and, therefore, generally do not support.
Become part of our future
Your donation supports an ideal environment for curiosity-driven science. You can help provide the freedom, space, resources, and technology that will revolutionize our understanding of the natural sciences, extending to health and disease.
The Foundation has, in according with the bylaws, the following goals
- Promoting cutting-edge research and ensuring scientific excellence in Göttingen through financial support for outstanding researchers and their scientific projects
- Fostering scientific exchange through conferences, symposia, courses, seminars, and lecture series
- Cultivating international relations and creating opportunities for exchange with internationally renowned researchers
- Attracting international research groups and individuals, particularly from the next generation of young scientists
- Expanding the existing multi- and interdisciplinary nature of the Institute’s scientific work to harness the momentum of exchange for innovation
- Complementing and enriching scientific exchange with an artistic and cultural component, because creativity and communication are fundamental prerequisites for research as well as for art and culture
- Recognizing institute members for exceptional achievements and contributions to science, for example through outstanding publications, the development of innovative working methods, or special commitment to the institute