Desired outcome
We support innovative projects and research projects in the STEM education sector that make a long-term and sustainable contribution to improving educational opportunities and quality, promoting digital and subject-related skills, strengthening social integration, and considering individual learning needs.
Background
In a rapidly evolving society where social participation is linked to a comprehensive understanding of science and its disciplines, STEM subjects have a central role to play. Through STEM skills, people develop a better understanding of the laws of nature, technologies and mathematical principles that shape our world. STEM education is, therefore, crucial for personal development, career prospects and the progress of society as a whole.
Therefore, our aim is to break new ground with innovations and pilot projects, particularly to systematically improve the educational landscape in Germany.
Your path to project funding in this funding line
You can find a description of our general application criteria and the application process >here<. All applications of this funding line have to be submitted in German.
Please send your complete brief application (see below) and proof of non-profit status (§58a AO or §60a AO) or recognition of non-profit status by the tax office (notice of exemption) to antrag@klaus-tschira-stiftung.de. The subject of your email should be: „Funding line: Innovative Bildung – Project application: <project short title>“.
By submitting the application, you agree that we may process and store your personal and application-related data for the purpose of processing your application. We reserve the right to forward this data to external reviewers. The Klaus Tschira Stiftung gGmbH will use the information provided here exclusively in accordance with our >data protection policy<.
Brief application for projects of the funding line Innovative Education
Your brief application comprises a maximum of 5 pages (22,000 characters) and is structured as follows:
- Concise project overview (max. 2,000 characters):
- What is the project about?
- What are the goals of your project?
- How will these goals be achieved?
- Factsheet (in tabular form, max. 6,000 characters): Project title, project start and end date, expected total costs, detailed budget plan with breakdown by personnel and material costs as well as overhead, the future vision of the project after the end of the project period, name of the participating institutions, address data, e-mail address, telephone number, responsible person for the project, Naming of other third-party funding providers (funds currently being applied for and/or already approved), as well as their relationship to or delimitation from the funds applied for from Klaus Tschira Stiftung.
- Project outline (max. 12,000 characters): Mention of the intended results, description of the project partners, target group definition and access, research questions and overview of the methodology, time and budget plan including work packages with milestones and assignment of the project partners involved, plans for disseminating the results to I) specialist audiences (open data / open science) and/or II) the public.
- Description of the evaluation of the project’s success (max. 2,000 characters): What are your own indicators of success and how do you measure them?
- Appendix: Proof of non-profit status (§58a AO or §60a AO) or recognition of non-profit status by the tax office (Tax Exemption Notice – “Freistellungsbescheid”).
In addition, we invite you to suggest possible reviewers. You are also welcome to let us know if you would like to exclude individual persons as reviewers due to potential conflicts of interest.
After a positive initial assessment, we may ask you to go forward with a pitch or a full proposal. Please let us know which option you would prefer.
