Le site de la Fondation Bettencourt

Created in 1987, the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller is a public-interest charitable organization. Its aim is to give talented people the momentum to contribute to the success of France and promote its influence.

Our convictions
  • The research work on sensory neurons and skin immune cells by Sophie Ugolini, laureate of the Impulscience 2023 program. © Anaïs Roger, Ugolini Lab
  • "Let the sun in" by woodturner Pascal Oudet, laureate of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’intelligence de la main - Talents d'exception 2023. © Julie Limont pour la Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
  • Detail of "Pêche cristaline" by textile weaver Aurélia Leblanc and designer Lucile Viaud, laureate of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l'intelligence de la main® - Dialogues. © Julie Limont pour la Fondation Bettencourt Schueller
  • The research work on emotional touch by Amaury François, laureate of the Impulscience 2022 program. © Art in Research.
  • "L'ultime Métamorphose de Thétis" by ceramist Grégoire Scalabre, laureate of the Liliane Bettencourt Prize pour l’intelligence de la main - Talents d'exception 2022. © Virginie Mercier
  • Ensemble2Générations, an association that brings together students and seniors to live in a shared apartment. © Agnès Dherbeys / MYOP.

In a philanthropic spirit, we act through awards, donations, personalized support, communication and co-constructed initiatives in three areas.

  • 1987Date the foundation was created
  • 635recipients supported since 1987
  • 1200+projects supported since 1987
  • 126 400beneficiaries of the Foundation's support in 2022

The Bettencourt Foundation’s support

Donations

The Foundation supports about a hundred projects each year. They are chosen after a long evaluation and selection process. The Foundation aims to make a real difference through its commitment. It likes to help project leaders reach a milestone. This is why it prefers multi-year grants and sometimes provides large amounts of funding.

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Awards

The Foundation gives out five awards: three in science and two in culture. They recognize individuals who have made an exceptional impact in their field. Each year, independent juries choose 13 winners after a thorough and demanding evaluation process. Given in recognition of achievements in a particular field, the awards offer recipients a professional springboard and a chance to persevere on the road to innovation.

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Our most recent award-winners

Life Sciences

Paul Conduit

The microtubule recipe for creating a wide variety of neuron shapes

  • Impulscience
  • 2023
Life Sciences

Ashley Nord

Resisting antibiotics: bacteria are making films!

  • Impulscience
  • 2023
Life Sciences

Anna Beyeler

Understanding anxiety pathways to control it better

  • Impulscience
  • 2023
Life Sciences

Alexandre Baffet

The fabulous fate of cerebral cortex stem cells

  • Impulscience
  • 2023

The foundation

« Since its creation, our family foundation has been a witness to the formidable talents that demonstrate the capacity of women and men to transform realities, surpass themselves and imagine tomorrow’s world. »
portrait de Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
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