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European Stroke Research Foundation

Basel, Switzerland

Medical researchHealth
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Profile last updated: October 11, 2026

About

European Stroke Research Foundation is a grant-making foundation based in Basel, Switzerland working on medical research, health.

The European Stroke Research Foundation (ESRF) is a non-profit charity registered in the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. It was created in connection with the European Stroke Conference, which has run annually since 1990. The foundation promotes basic and clinical stroke research, supports conferences, workshops and meetings, and funds individual and institutional research projects. It also works on public information about stroke prevention and recovery, and on internet and social media communication. Its work is international, with a coordinating office in Wiesbaden, Germany, and a registered seat in Basel, Switzerland.

Location

Basel, Switzerland

Organisation type

Grant-making foundation

Legal form

Stiftung

Focus areas

stroke researchcerebrovascular diseasesneurovascular unitrehabilitationstroke prevention

Languages

ENDEFR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Medical researchHealth

Works for

Patients

How they work

Grant-makingAwareness & education

Programmes

ESRF Research Programme

Medical research

Funds stroke and cerebrovascular research projects, preferably led by junior scientists at academic institutions, for up to three years. Application deadlines are 30 June and 31 December each year.

Funding & support

Ways to support

Donate

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