Since its inception, the Jean-Marie Lehn Foundation has been dedicated to promoting excellence in research in the field of chemistry and at its intersections with biology, physics, and medicine. Each year, it supports ambitious and innovative projects, empowering the recipient teams to push the boundaries of knowledge and explore promising new scientific approaches.
With 15 years of experience, the Foundation is committed to ensuring transparent and rigorous funding to support the most ambitious ideas. Through its annual calls for proposals, the Foundation implements a rigorous process to identify the most promising initiatives. Its scientific advisory board, composed of independent experts from outside the Foundation and the University of Strasbourg, plays a decisive role: with full autonomy in its evaluations, it selects the most deserving projects, whose funding is then approved by the board of directors.
Through this approach, the Jean-Marie Lehn Foundation supports pioneering, high-impact research that actively contributes to the scientific advances of tomorrow.
The Scientific Council of the Jean-Marie Lehn Foundation, chaired by Nobel laureate Ben Feringa, met on March 3, 2025, to select the recipients of the 2025 grant competitions.
Each program is designed to meet the specific needs of the scientific community and enhance Strasbourg’s appeal in the field of chemistry and its related disciplines.
This call for proposals aims to encourage the pooling of resources within the scientific community by facilitating the purchase of small shared equipment. It promotes local collaborations and optimizes research infrastructure to enhance collective impact.
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The Foundation supports the emergence of the most innovative ideas in chemistry by funding high-potential research projects. This call for proposals is dedicated to original approaches and disruptive scientific advances that push the boundaries of the discipline.
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This call for proposals is aimed at the most ambitious projects in the field of the chemistry of complex systems. It seeks to encourage cutting-edge research that explores dynamic interactions and new emergent properties within complex chemical systems.
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This program supports talented young researchers who are not yet independent by offering them the opportunity to launch their own research in the field of complex systems. It serves as a true springboard for developing scientific autonomy and opening up new research avenues.
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To enhance Strasbourg’s appeal as a scientific hub, the Foundation and ITI SysChem support the recruitment of top-tier researchers. This funding plays a key role in creating favorable conditions for their recruitment, thereby strengthening the competitiveness and dynamism of the local research community.
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