Klaus J. Jacobs Awards (Research Prize and Best Practice Prize)
Two annual prizes endowed with a combined 1.2 million Swiss francs for exceptional achievement in research and in practice on child and youth development. Entry is by nomination.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (total award)No dollar figure is published. The page states the two annual prizes are endowed with a total of 1.2 million Swiss francs; the split between the Research Prize and the Best Practice Prize is not given on this page.
- Timing
- Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Awarded annually since 2009, with an international jury selecting from nominations. No current deadline is stated on the awards page; the nomination window appears only in the downloadable brochure.
- Who can apply
- Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Community organisation
- Eligibility
- The awards recognise achievement in research and in practice in child and youth development; nominees are researchers and practising organisations rather than project proposals. Self-nomination is not accepted - nominations come from specialist associations and experts in the field. Detailed criteria and the current nomination deadline are published only in the foundation's downloadable brochure, so confirm the cycle by writing to jf@jacobsfoundation.org before planning around it.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- child and youth development · research excellence · practice innovation
- Apply at
- https://www.jacobsfoundation.org/klaus-j-jacobs-awards/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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