In order to be presented to the Project Selection Committee for examination, every file submitted to the Air Liquide Foundation must meet the following selection criteria:
1. The project is in one of the Foundation's intervention areas
2. The project proposes an innovative initiative and contributes to local development
The Air Liquide Foundation pays particular attention to initiatives of a new nature and development projects requiring a "helping hand" to get their activity started.
3. The project is precise, structured and complete
The Foundation examines projects that include concrete objectives, permitting later evaluation, a precise definition of planning and execution time, a precise definition of the budget, the location of the project.
4. The project is located in a country where Air Liquide is present
The Air Liquide Foundation, whose scope is international, favors the financing of projects that come from countries in which the Air Liquide Group is present, preferably near its sites. See the Group locations.
5. The project is initiated by a structure with a legal status and that is not-for-profit
The Foundation finances projects initiated by associations, foundations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) or teaching structures (schools, universities, training organizations).
6. The project has a durable character
The Air Liquide Foundation subsidizes medium-term projects (the minimum duration is usually more than a year) through financial or material support over a one-year period. The Foundation's grant has a "lever effect" making it possible to "launch" a project so that it develops durably.
7. The project leads to an observable and concrete result
The Air Liquide Foundation subsidizes concrete projects whose results can be observed and evaluated: construction of a building, results of scientific research, scientific or pedagogic publications, creation of a new workshop, a training program…
The Air Liquide Foundation does not support projects that are not in line with its social objective. The following are excluded: