Jacobs Young Scholars

Every year, senior scholars nominate approximately a dozen young scholars to participate in the Jacobs Foundation’s annual conference at Marbach Castle. Invitations are extended to outstanding postdoctoral researchers whose work is directly related to the focus of the conference.

The Jacobs Young Scholars play an active and important role in conference discussions.

After the conference, these postdocs are eligible to apply for research grants related to the conference topic. Projects are evaluated based on the following criteria:

General relevance
Quality of the project’s design and the statistical analysis
Innovation potential
Alignment with the Jacobs Foundation’s strategic goals

Videos

Jacobs Young Scholar Audrey Beck

Audrey Beck speaks about her experience as a Jacobs Young Scholar

Jacobs Young Scholar Lucy Bowes

Lucy Bowes speaks about her experience as a Jacobs Young Scholar

Jacobs Young Scholar Rebecca Catto

Rebecca Catto speaks about her experience as a Jacobs Young Scholar

Jacobs Young Scholar Vikram Jaswal

Vikram Jaswal speaks about his experience as a Jacobs Young Scholar

Jacobs Young Scholar Kathryn Monahan

Kathryn Monahan speaks about her experience as a Jacobs Young Scholar

Jacobs Young Scholar Peter F. Titzmann

Peter F. Titzmann speaks about his experience as a Jacobs Young Scholar

More activities

Jacobs Foundation Conference

Every year since 1991, the Jacobs Foundation has held a conference at Marbach Castle on Lake Constance, attracting leading scientists and young scholars from all over the world.

Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program

Highly talented and innovative early career researchers working on child and youth development advance their research with a Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship, which will improve the development and living conditions of children and youth.

CCLM Fellows

Can memory training boost children’s achievement and intelligence? To what extent is the development of a child’s motor skills correlated with learning in general? These are just some of the questions that the Center for Cognition, Learning and Memory (CCLM) is investigating.

LIFE Fellows

Lifespan research examines the gradual and systematic changes in behavior that take place over the course of a person’s life. By observing such changes, scientists are able to draw valuable conclusions about child and youth development.

CIDER – Interdisciplinary Educational Research

The purpose of the College for Interdisciplinary Educational Research (CIDER) is to foster interdisciplinary cooperation in the field of education research.

DIPF – Promoting Individual Learning

How can we gain a better understanding of the prerequisite of children’s learning, and how can we provide targeted support? These questions guide the new partnership between the German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF) and the Jacobs Foundation.

The Swiss Ed Tech Collider – A Modern Co-working Space

Society is changing, and so is education. Classrooms have entered the digital age. As a result, we not only need new teaching methods; we also need to introduce new educational technologies to the classroom.