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PhD Research grants 2007

More than financial support for PhD students

Construction project grant - India 2007

Holcim Grants for Sustainable Construction

Seed funding for building initiatives and grants for research projects are Foundation initiatives designed to accelerate progress and promote sustainable construction. The Holcim Foundation provides USD 1 million per three-year cycle to support the implementation of building projects and research in sustainable construction. The Holcim Foundation acts as an enabler for both building initiatives and PhD research projects so that, whatever their origin, exciting and important new ideas can be more widely implemented and tested by a broader audience of specialists.

Project seed funding grants

Projects nominated for seed funding are evaluated according to the “target issues” for sustainable construction, and must be endorsed by a local Holcim Group company. A list of contact details for all Holcim Group companies is available on the Holcim Ltd website.

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The Holcim Foundation announced its first hand-over of construction projects seed funding to the Headquarters of Development Alternatives in New Delhi, India in June 2007. Read more about the "center for excellence in sustainable habitat" and progress on the project at the link below:

Holcim Foundation construction project grant

PhD research grants

Research proposals nominated for PhD research grants are evaluated according to the “target issues” for sustainable construction. To be considered for funding, the research proposal must be confirmed by the PhD candidate’s university which then submits the proposal to the Holcim Foundation partner university in the respective region:

Partner universities

Following the initial evaluation of the PhD research proposal, endorsed projects are then presented to the Technical Competence Center (TCC) of the Holcim Foundation.

Technical Competence Center

The details of the first PhD research grant funding were announced at the Holcim Forum for Sustainable Construction in Shanghai, for research undertaken by PhD candidates from Brazil, China, Mexico, and Switzerland. PhD research recipients are enabled to network amongst each-other and to discuss their ongoing work with the specialists of the TCC. Read more about the first research grant recipients contact meeting at ETH Zurich.

Holcim Foundation PhD research grants

Unsolicited grant proposals

Please note that the Holcim Foundation is unable to respond to project seed funding or PhD research projects which are submitted directly to it.

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