International Foundation for Science (ISF)

The Organization IFS was founded in 1972 as a non-governmental organization in Sweden, where its Secretariat is located in Stockholm. Its establishment was Initiated after the 1965 Nobel Prize-winning Pugwash Conference in Venice, in order to foster original Research and Scientific growth within Low- and Lower -Middle Income Countries (LLMICs). IFS is a global organization that:

  • is supported by a multicultural Secretariat with eleven staff (nine women and two men) who come from eight countries around the world
  • is governed by an international Board of Trustees that has representation from all regions in which it operates, as well as expertise in fund-raising, management and finance, and
  • Has a membership of 92 scientific academies, three-quarters of Which are located in LLMICs.

Basics

  • Number of Employees
    11-50 employees
  • Stage
    Company Stage
  • Primary Industry

Description

The Organization

IFS was founded in 1972 as a non-governmental organization in Sweden, where its Secretariat is located in Stockholm. Its establishment was Initiated after the 1965 Nobel Prize-winning Pugwash Conference in Venice, in order to foster original Research and Scientific growth within Low- and Lower -Middle Income Countries (LLMICs). IFS is a global organization that:

  • is supported by a multicultural Secretariat with eleven staff (nine women and two men) who come from eight countries around the world
  • is governed by an international Board of Trustees that has representation from all regions in which it operates, as well as expertise in fund-raising, management and finance, and
  • Has a membership of 92 scientific academies, three-quarters of Which are located in LLMICs.