IFS

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 1, in order to foster original Research and Scientific growth within Low- and Lower -Middle Income Countries (LLMICs)... Our Core Values are: Trust and Integrity, Transparency, Equity, Empowerment and Mutual Respect. IFS supports gender equality and recognizes the need to increase the diversity of underrepresented groups in science... Through research grants, workshops and mentoring, IFS supports young developing country scientists to establish their research careers.

Primary location: Stockholm Sweden