Fondation Adrienne et Pierre Sommer is a France-based foundation dedicated to animal-assisted mediation (médiation animale) as a tool for improving human wellbeing and strengthening respect for animals. It primarily funds institutional projects in schools and social-insertion settings, along with academic research, doctoral theses, and student work that help build the evidence base and professional practice around the field. The foundation is especially distinctive for its strong emphasis on applied, practice-oriented mediation projects and research tied to social work, education, and therapeutic settings.
Structured, program-specific grants with annual calls for proposals and no unsolicited applications for project funding. It also awards small prizes for student theses and provides research funding for doctoral and academic projects, generally in France, with grantmaking centered on mediation-animale initiatives rather than open-ended general support.
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Monitor the foundation’s annual calls closely and apply only through the specific program relevant to your institution or project; unsolicited proposals are not accepted for the main project grants. School applicants should align projects with the foundation’s objectives around learning, capacity-building, and animal-assisted mediation, while research applicants should emphasize methodology, scientific rigor, and the practical contribution of their work to the field.
Current and upcoming funding from Fondation Adrienne et Pierre Sommer that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Educational establishments; the foundation notes that school and related disability-sector establishments have a dedicated call and that projects are subject to the rules of the call.
Who can apply: Teachers of grande section de maternelle or CP classes working on farm animals and related learning objectives.
Who can apply: Écoles élémentaires, collèges, lycées (publics ou privés sous contrat) et lycées professionnels agricoles. L'établissement doit cofinancer son projet. Ne s'adresse pas aux crèches, classes maternelles, établissements hors contrat, centres sociaux, centres de loisirs, prestataires en médiation animale (peuvent être intervenants), ni aux établissements du secteur du handicap ni aux structures accueillant des personnes en grande difficulté sociale.
Deadline: Cycles annuels (ex. date de clôture indiquée pour le cycle 2026 : 24 mars 2026 à 12h00).
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