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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Food for Future
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Personality and Psychopathology in Psychotherapy
This project examines changes in personality traits and their association with psychopathological syndromes during the course of a psychotherapeutic intervention.
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Swiss Agile Study 2016
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The Role-Checklist QP:V2 as a measure of participation according to the ICF
Backgroud: The Role Checklist V2:QP is an assessment for Occupational Therapists to assess participation, satisfaction with role performance, and role desirability for ten common roles of their clients. It is based on the original Role Checklist (Oakley et al., 1986). The Role Checklist V2:QP is theoretically based ...
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Pain Intervention for people with dementia in nursing homes (PID)