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The Fondation ISAE-SUPAERO works to develop the influence and global leadership of our Institute, by proposing and accelerating innovative projects that contribute to a sustainable world.

Consolidating ISAE-SUPAERO’s World Leadership

3 Axes and 6 Areas of Intervention

The Foundation is working to consolidate ISAE-SUPAERO’s world leadership in the higher education of engineers and decision-makers in the Aeronautics, Space, Defence and Security sectors, by integrating 4 major challenges:

  • the decarbonisation of the air transport ecosystem and the development of alternative fuels;
  • the development of sustainable space activities;
  • increasing the use of digitalisation and AI in products and processes;
  • developing safer, more sustainable systems.

In pursuit of this objective, the Foundation supports ISAE-SUPAERO, its students, professors and researchers, as well as society at large, by drawing on or stimulating the creation of initiatives in 3 areas with 6 fields of intervention.

Excellence

  • Developing an attractive CAMPUS and an EXCELLENT academic programme
  • Develop an INTERNATIONAL outlook

Innovation

  • Increase and accelerate RESEARCH on major issues
  • Support the emergence of START-UPS and launch them into orbit

Social commitment

  • Attracting and training more WOMEN engineers
  • Promote solidarity and EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Agnès Trincal

Our aim is to ensure the long-term future of the ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation by making our actions permanent, building a legacy for future generations. The Fondation ISAE-SUPAERO is also an essential tool for guaranteeing the autonomy and financial stability of our Institute over the long term.

Agnès Trincal Director of the ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation

The ISAE-SUPAERO Foundation in figures

1 675

individual donors

104

corporate and institutional sponsors

10

research/teaching chairs financed by sponsorship

800

students, researchers and doctors supported through prizes or grants

139

student and extracurricular projects supported

37

entrepreneurial projects supported

The fundraising campaign for ISAE-SUPAERO

For our first fundraising campaign launched in 2011, ISAE-SUPAERO has reached the ambitious target of raising €20 million in 2018 to lead the Institute to the highest rank in the world in the field of aeronautics and space.

  • 1037 individual donors 49 corporate and institutional sponsors 10 research/teaching chairs funded by sponsorship ;
  • 442 students, researchers and PhDs supported through prizes or scholarships 55 student or extracurricular projects supported 18 entrepreneurial projects supported.

Retrouver le bilan de la campagne 2011 – 2018

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In 2025, the Foundation is preparing to write an ambitious new chapter to support the Institute's future projects.

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