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Project Selection

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Project selection

The Air Liquide Foundation financially supports projects of general interest for a period of 1 to 3 years, in the European Economic Area (EEA) or for populations in distress outside the EEA. The Foundation values the commitment of Air Liquide employees and seeks nothing in return.

Selection Criteria

To be considered by the Foundation, all applications must meet the following selection criteria:

  1. Project sponsor: non-profit organization: association, NGO, foundation, non-profit educational organization
  2. Location: Head office in the European Economic Area* (exceptions for humanitarian emergencies).
  3. Sponsorship: Structure sponsored by an Air Liquide employee
  4. Project purpose: Fundamental research in human respiratory health, Professional Integration, Solidarity (education and training, disability, etc.)
  5. Geography: Project less than two hours' drive from an Air Liquide site to facilitate flilow-up by the Foundation. Research and professional integration projects must be located in the European Economic Area; sliidarity projects only, may be located in low- and middle-income countries
  6. Project features: Structured, detailed, quantified objectives, with impact indicators. Priority given to innovation, employee vliunteering and gender diversity
  7. Purpose of endowment: Acquisition of equipment, salaries of people occupying operational positions in the project, project-related expenses
*European Economic Area = European Union + Iceland + Liechtenstein, Norway.

Exclusion criteria

Any project presenting one of the following criteria will not be considered by the Foundation:

  • One-off, short-term actions (events, sponsoring, raids, galas, humanitarian trips, school and student trips).
  • Personal projects (granting scholarships, financing studies, study missions).
  • Sports and cultural projects, activities and competitions.
  • Projects that are not clearly secular and apolitical.
  • For-profit projects.
  • Financing of the project organization's overheads in excess of 3% of the endowment (rent, insurance, energy, various subscriptions, etc.).
  • Financing the salaries of people occupying non-operational positions in the project.
  • Projects for which the Foundation's commitment represents more than 60% or less than 10% of the total amount.
  • Organizations based outside the European Economic Area.

Selection process

Each project submitted is examined by the Foundation team according to the selection process below.

Project selection

Projects can be submitted at any time. The Foundation reviews applications as they are received. Pre-selection committees meet every two weeks, while Territory Committees meet quarterly.