Submitting a project  [ Return towards  Functioning  ]

Projects are submitted to the Foundation, preferably via the online application process on its website. The application includes the identification of the project initiator, a description of the project, a budget estimate, the duration, the location of the project, and so on.

The Foundation team carries out an initial analysis, verifying that the project meets the selection criteria corresponding to the Foundation’s missions.

A project summary, prepared by the Foundation team, is presented to the Project Selection Committee. The projects chosen by the Committee are then submitted for approval to the Foundation's Board of Directors, which meets twice a year. A manager from the R&D Department of Air Liquide Group is allocated to follow and support each of these projects.

Each shortlisted Micro-Initiative project is allocated a sponsor who is an Air Liquide Group employee acting in a voluntary capacity. With the help of the local subsidiary, the Foundation team identifies a sponsor who is geographically close to the project. The sponsor contacts the project initiator and forms an opinion on the project's content for the Foundation. If the project receives a favorable opinion from the sponsor, it is presented at a Project Selection Committee meeting. The projects chosen by the Project Selection Committee are then submitted to the Foundation's Chairman for approval. Once the project is validated, the sponsor follows up the project.

The Air Liquide Foundation and the project initiator enter into a partnership agreement for each validated project.