Hagedorn-Stiftung supports two clear priority areas: local social service organizations and projects in the Herford/Bielefeld region, and scientific/medical research with a strong focus on neurology and infectious disease diagnostics. In practice, this looks like both ongoing base funding for established local nonprofits and targeted project grants, alongside support for research into inflammatory and degenerative central nervous system diseases. The foundation appears especially interested in practical, regionally rooted social work as well as clinically relevant research with potential diagnostic or therapeutic value.
Mix of annual operating support and project-based grants; social funding is concentrated in the Herford/Bielefeld region, while research funding is open to qualified projects more broadly in Germany. Applications are reviewed case by case rather than through a large public grant program, with examples suggesting some grantees receive recurring fixed support.
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Approach the foundation with a focused proposal that clearly matches one of the two program areas: either a local social service need in Herford/Bielefeld or a research project in neurology/infectiology. Emphasize concrete outcomes, organizational credibility, and regional relevance for social projects; for research, highlight scientific rigor, diagnostic/clinical relevance, and why the project fits the foundation’s disease focus. Since funding appears to be awarded by application and review rather than an open national call, applicants should confirm current submission requirements directly with the foundation.
Current and upcoming funding from Hagedorn-Stiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Social institutions or individual social projects, especially in the Herford/Bielefeld region. Application should be informal and include a description and justification of the funding purpose plus annual report, prior-year comparison, financing overview, and outlook.
Who can apply: Scientific projects, especially fachspezifische and interdisciplinary research in degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, and work on diagnostic procedures for infectious diseases. Short project outline required first; detailed application may follow upon invitation.
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