The Fondation Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet pour la vocation is a foundation in
France
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that was founded in 1960, as La Fondation de la Vocation, by
Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet
Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet (21 August 1906 – 11 April 1996) was a French entrepreneur and advertising magnate best known as the founder of Publicis Groupe.
He is also credited with inventing radio advertising in France, helped create the first ...
(then president of
Publicis
Publicis Groupe is a French multinational advertising and public relations company. One of the oldest and largest marketing and communications companies in the world by revenue, it is headquartered in Paris.
After 1945, the little-known Paris ...
). He had the idea to create the Foundation for Vocation, and could not doubt that it would become a veritable institution.
The Foundation is a private organization recognized public utility, intended to encourage all vocations, helping young people who (for lack of material support) are hampered in their efforts to be accomplished in a chosen profession.
The Foundation has over 1,200 winners, chosen over the years by a jury exceptionally, composed of major teachers, great scientists including Nobel medicine, professors at the
Collège de France
The Collège de France (), formerly known as the ''Collège Royal'' or as the ''Collège impérial'' founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment (''grand établissement'') in France. It is located in Paris ne ...
, professors in the Faculty of Medicine and members of the French Academy and the institute.
The first phase of selection consists of specialised juries according to different fields of specialisation (18 fields, in total).
Out of approximately 5,000 candidates each year, 20 scholars are awarded a Prize for Vocation.
References
External links
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Foundations based in France