Volkswagen Stiftung(Volkswagen Foundation)
The Volkswagen Foundation is Germany's largest private, non-profit organization engaged in the promotion and support of academic research. Even though its name might suggest otherwise, it is not a corporate foundation and not affiliated to the Volkswagen automobile manufacturer.
The purpose of the Foundation is the promotion of science and technology in research and higher education
Section 2 of the Statutes
The Foundation's funding programmes address projects in the humanities and social sciences as well as science and technology in higher education and research – both in Germany and abroad. The Foundation’s administrative office is located in Hanover.
Funded Research Projects
CrEAM Network
Critical Elements & Materials
EPSRC IAA
EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account "Developing Leaders" Award
Entanglements
Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain (Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research)
RECREATE
REcycling CRitical Elements in Advanced Technologies for the Environment
HARMONY
Holistic Approach to enhance the Recyclability of rare-earth permanent Magnets Obtained from aNY waste Stream
UKICE
UK in a Changing Europe
SCREAM
Securing Critical Rare Earth Magnets
TReFCo
Thermal Recovery of Functional Coatings
Met4Tech
UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for a Circular Economy of Technology Metals
RESCU-M²
EPSRC Manufacturing Research Hub in Robotics, Automation & Smart Machine Enabled Sustainable Circular Manufacturing & Materials
ATETA
Accelerating Thermal Energy Adoption
WEST
Welsh Energy Sector Training