Moritz Straus-Stiftung

The foundation is non-profit and primarily aims to promote science and teaching at the University of Basel in principle in the area of all faculties, whereby the allocation of funds to the individual faculties and the formation of priorities takes place at the free choice of the foundation board. This funding can take the form of financing or co-financing of a special professorship for certain periods of time or permanently at a faculty, department or institute of the University of Basel. The foundation can also provide research, project or further training contributions as well as other services to lecturers (full professorships, associate professors, titular professors, assistant professors, tenure track lecturers, private lecturers, lecturers, etc.) and prospective lecturers (post-doctoral candidates, etc.); Approve contributions for academic and teaching achievements at other universities, or make contributions within or outside the university to promote education or other cultural concerns. It is the sole responsibility of the Board of Trustees to decide whether and to what extent the Foundation will focus only on the main purpose or also pursue individual or all secondary purposes.