News Jul. 05, 2021

Cultural heritage: What yesterday teaches us for tomorrow

Together, the Foundation Compagnia di San Paolo, the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and the Volkswagen Foundation are funding eight international projects in the field of tension between "heritage and change".

Ein Knoten aus drei Bändern
News Jun. 29, 2021

Science communication: Foundation funds four new centers for research

How does science communication work? Which conditions are supportive? In order to sustainably advance research on science communication in Germany, the Foundation is funding four consortia with 15 million euros.

Cover des Jahresberichts 2020
Publication of the Foundation Jun. 28, 2021

Annual Report: Status 2020

Farbverlauf von hellgrün zu hellblau
In brief Jun. 28, 2021

status 2020 - The Volkswagen Foundation in figures

The Volkswagen Foundation approved EUR 248.5 million for scientific projects in the 2020 Corona year. The foundation's assets are almost unchanged at EUR 3.55 billion. Here you will find the most important figures, data and facts from our 2020 annual report.

Cover Impulse 2021
Publication of the Foundation Jun. 23, 2021

Impulse 2021 (in German): "Nur nicht aufhalten lassen!"

Die Hände einer Großmutter nehmen die Hände eines Kindes
Interview Jun. 02, 2021

New funding offer: Aging Society in Europe

The "Challenges and Potentials for Europe" program gets a new focus. Funding manager Dr. Annabella Fick explains just what is changing and why.