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We create an open environment for scientific breakthroughs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. We provide funding in the areas Artificial Intelligence, Resource Efficiency and STEM.
- Foundation
Founded in 1889 by scientist and entrepreneur Prof. Ernst...
- Imprint
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung – Office Breitscheidstraße 10 70174...
- Programme
Homepage: Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung. Imprint; Privacy Policy;...
- Funding goals
We provide funding for research and teaching in the STEM...
- History
19 May: Ernst Abbe founded the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung. With the...
- Structure
The Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung is the sole shareholder of the two...
- Foundation
The Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation), legally located in Heidenheim an der Brenz and Jena, Germany, and with its administrative headquarters in Stuttgart, is the sole shareholder of the two companies Carl Zeiss AG and Schott AG.
Founded in 1889 by scientist and entrepreneur Prof. Ernst Abbe, we are now one of the largest and oldest science-funding foundations in Germany. Our funding activities are financed from the dividends of our foundation companies Carl Zeiss AG and SCHOTT AG.
Carl Zeiss AG is the holding of all subsidiaries within Zeiss Group, of which Carl Zeiss Meditec AG is the only one that is traded at the stock market. Carl Zeiss AG is owned by the foundation Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.
19 May: Ernst Abbe founded the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung. With the name "Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung", Abbe honours the merits of the man who laid the first ground for the foundation companies and paved the way for the combination of science and technology (§ 2 Foundation Statutes).
The Carl Zeiss Foundation is the sole shareholder of Carl Zeiss AG and SCHOTT AG. The Carl Zeiss Foundation is one of the oldest company-affiliated foundations in Germany. Its main duties are to permanently secure the future of the two foundation companies and advance science.
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Founded in 1889 by the physicist and mathematician Ernst Abbe, the Carl Zeiss Foundation is one of the oldest and biggest private science funding institutions in Germany.