Stiftung der naturkundlichen Sammlungen Th. Thomas supports education and environmental learning with a strong emphasis on natural sciences, cultural studies, and the stewardship of natural history collections. Its distinctive approach combines collection care, public access to exhibits and resources, and hands-on knowledge transfer for children, youth, and the broader public. The main visible program, BürgerVersität, suggests a local, community-oriented model that encourages citizen-science and youth-led projects in partnership with the Haus der NaturKultur.
Primarily program-based, local project support through BürgerVersität; appears to be an application-based, infrastructure-enabled model rather than large unrestricted grants. Funding is likely small-to-moderate and tied to specific projects, with emphasis on participation, educational value, and public engagement.
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Submit project ideas directly through the BürgerVersität project submission process. Priority is likely given to citizen-science, biodiversity, and youth projects that can use the Stiftung’s or Haus der NaturKultur’s infrastructure and that clearly benefit local participants and public knowledge-sharing.
Current and upcoming funding from Stiftung der naturkundlichen Sammlungen Th. Thomas that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants should have a project that could use support in the form of equipment or know-how. The page does not state nonprofit-only eligibility.
Who can apply: Projects should be interesting and benefit from support in equipment or know-how; the site invites interested project submitters and citizen scientists to take part.
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