Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen

Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen is a Norwegian non-profit foundation created in 2009 to honour the memory of Kristian Gerhard Jebsen and his contributions to Norwegian and international shipping and business. The foundation was initiated and donated by Aud Jebsen together with her three sons. At its establishment, the foundation was intended to operate for 30 years. Its capital base at the end of 2024 was approximately 550 million Norwegian kroner. The foundation has a broad charitable purpose. In its early years it focused mainly on supporting medical research and maritime/marine research, aiming to strengthen free and independent Norwegian research and to help build strong international research environments. It later expanded into the cultural field, adopting its first cultural initiative in autumn 2011. A common denominator across its engagements is a goal to help realise projects at an international top level. In medical research, the foundation has established 26 K.G. Jebsen centres for medical research in cooperation with Norwegian universities and university hospitals. As part of its translational medicine effort, the K.G. Jebsen Academy for Young Researchers was established in spring 2021. The foundation also supports selected projects in classical music through its culture programme, and is engaged in the maritime and marine field. The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications; it contacts potential partners directly to ensure its funds are used effectively on projects that align with its purpose and the strategies and priorities of its partners. It is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.

Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen was established in 2009 as a Norwegian non-profit foundation to honour the memory of Kristian Gerhard Jebsen and his contributions to Norwegian and international shipping and business. The foundation was initiated and donated by Aud Jebsen together with her three sons. At the time of establishment, the intention was for the foundation to be active for 30 years. The foundation has a relatively broad charitable purpose. In its first years, it concentrated mainly on providing support to projects in medical research and maritime/marine research. In these areas, the foundation sought to strengthen free and independent Norwegian research and to help build strong international research environments. It gradually turned its attention also to the cultural field, adopting its first cultural initiative in autumn 2011. A common denominator for the foundation's engagement is a goal to help realise projects at an international top level. By 2025, the foundation had contributed to the creation of 26 centres for medical research. These K.G. Jebsen centres are established in cooperation with Norwegian universities and university hospitals. Examples include centres at the University of Oslo (e.g., K.G. Jebsen Centre for Cardiac Markers, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Developmental Disorders, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Brain Fluid Research), at the University of Bergen (K.G. Jebsen Centre for Parkinson's Disease, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Myeloid Blood Cancer), and at NTNU (K.G. Jebsen Centre for Alzheimer's Disease). As part of its translational medicine effort, the K.G. Jebsen Academy for Young Researchers was established in spring 2021. The foundation's capital base at the end of 2024 was approximately 550 million Norwegian kroner. The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications; it contacts potential partners directly to ensure its funds are used effectively on projects that align with its purpose and the strategies and priorities of its partners.

• 2025

  Foundation has contributed to the creation of 26 centres for medical research.

• 2024

  Capital base approximately 550 million Norwegian kroner at year-end.

• 2021

  K.G. Jebsen Academy for Young Researchers established in spring.

• 2011

  First cultural initiative adopted in autumn.

• 2009

  Foundation established by Aud Jebsen and her three sons to honour Kristian Gerhard Jebsen.

A philanthropic foundation supporting top-level international research and cultural projects in Norway.

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