University Fund Wageningen

University Fund Wageningen stimulates the development of academic talent, enables groundbreaking research and fosters innovative entrepreneurship at Wageningen University & Research. Contribute today and make a difference!

Our pillars

Pillars

Support Talent

Do you want to support the talent development of students and young researchers at Wageningen University & Research? Become a Friend of University Fund Wageningen!

Support Research

Together with philanthropic partners, University Fund Wageningen has the opportunity to promote pioneering research at Wageningen University & Research.

Support Entrepreneurship

Give more new initiatives the chance to start and develop, so that they can find innovative answers to social questions with Wageningen knowledge.

Annual report 2025

Annual report

In our 2025 Annual Report, you can read the stories of talented students, researchers and entrepreneurs who were able to take the next step thanks to the support of donors and partners. In addition, donors share what motivates them to give, and you can find the key facts and figures for 2025.

How would you like to contribute?

Contribution

“If I leave anything behind, I would like it to be in a place where knowledge is shared and opportunities are expanded.”

Anne Marjan Greve, Bequeathing to WUR

Do you want to support talent development, research and entrepreneurship at Wageningen University & Research? Become a donor of the University Fund Wageningen and support future leaders in sustainability, groundbreaking research and innovative solutions to urgent questions.

Ways to contribute

€9.6m

incomes from fundraising

167

talents supported in 2025 through scholarship or prize

ongoing research projects thanks to philantropic support

2412

regular donators in 2025

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About us

Our mission

University Fund Wageningen is the independent expert in connecting donors with special WUR talents and research. Through additional philanthropic funding, projects and talents that do not (entirely) qualify for regular funding can still be realised and accelerated.

In this way, we increase the impact of WUR and contribute to the Wageningen mission. With support to fundamental and pioneering research, to thorough education of WUR students, to stimulating entrepreneurship; all three needed to find solutions to the societal challenges of today and tomorrow. We do this since 1951.

Support fund of WUR

University Fund Wageningen is the support fund of Wageningen University & Research (WUR). Through the support of many donors, University Fund Wageningen makes activities possible that make a difference to WUR students, researchers and entrepreneurs. This way, we are working towards a future in which people and nature are in balance, together.

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