CNRS Foundation

The CNRS, the only French multidisciplinary research organization, a key player in international research and a recognized innovator, combines excellence, freedom of research, transdisciplinarity and valorization of results. These are all values that the institution applies to research that is open to economic and social issues. The wealth of the CNRS lies in its staff and their unique ability to push back the frontiers of knowledge in all fields.

To mark its 80th anniversary, the CNRS is creating the CNRS Foundation in 2019 to support the work of its scientists. Sponsorship, donations and legacies are all levers that contribute to its development.

The CNRS Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors, which defines the Foundation’s general policy, sets strategic directions, votes on budgets and approves the accounts. The Board is made up of the CNRS President and CEO, the CNRS Director General for Science, two staff representatives and three qualified personalities. This composition allows a vision of the scientific priorities of the founding organization, representatives of the economic world and of civil society.