Research foundations
Of more than 14,000 foundations found in Switzerland, around one in four provide funding in the area of research and development in accordance with their stated purpose. ZHAW researchers also work successfully on application-oriented projects on behalf of foundations.
You can find details of our foundation-funded projects further down on this page. If you have any questions about the ZHAW and its collaboration with foundations, Manuel Bamert from the Research and Development / Business Service Unit will be happy to help.
You can also find further information on foundations throughout Switzerland under the following links:
- Foundation directory of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) (in German, French and Italian)
- SwissFoundations – Association of Swiss grant-making foundations (in German and French)
- Current news from the foundation sector in the blog for research and development (in German)
- Center for Philanthropy Studies, Universität Basel – interdisciplinary research and executive education institute, specialized on the non-profit sector
ZHAW-projects funded by foundations
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Expert surveys ADHD
In the context of the research project "Promoting Children", two online surveys with experts on the subject of ADHD were conducted to take their perspectives into account. 1) Survey of teachers and curative educators On the one hand, teachers and curative educators (n=223) in German-speaking Switzerland were ...
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Implementation of public health recommendations on physical activity in axSpA exercise groups.
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Digital Transformation in Arts and Culture
A study will show how digitization has changed the framework conditions and production processes in the cultural sector. From this, it is derived which state support measures would be possible for the development of the cultural sector and individual sectors (film, design, game). In addition to Switzerland, current ...
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Startrampe Social Entrepreneurship
ZHAW social work students are already contributing to social inclusion projects and initiatives in various ways . The "Startrampe Social Entrepreneurship" project starts right there and supports these projects and initiatives to develop sustainably. Startrampe Social Entrepreneurship is aimed at all student projects ...
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Dealing with the violent past in the diaspora
The project explores the way young people of ex-Yugoslav and Turkish-Kurdish origin in Switzerland deal with the history of their origin countries’ violent past and war/conflict-related migratory experiences of their parents and what repercussions these have for various facets of their (post-)migrant lives. It looks ...