Latin American universities miss out when it comes to global philanthropy – that’s the findings of Why Not LatAm, a report published today by UniversityPhilanthropy.com. The review of leading philanthropic foundations – including the Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Silicon Valley Community Fund and Foundation for Open Society – reveals that Latin American universities rarely receive funding compared to institutions in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Read MoreThe scale of Covid-19 emergency funding available for universities and higher education has been revealed in a study of the top pandemic relief funders.
According to the study undertaken by UniversityPhilanthropy.com, 15 philanthropists and foundations have pledged over $2.75bn in funding which appears geared to higher education in full or in part. The available funding breaks down broadly into four categories:
Scientific and educational research that relates to Covid-19
Support for distance learning
General education purposes
Economically and socially disadvantaged communities
20 March 2020, London ---- Giving to universities by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has declined over the past five years, with Africa experiencing the biggest drop in funding according to research published by UniversityPhilanthropy.com and the Cape Partnership, a London-based public affairs firm.
While funding to universities is steadily declining as a proportion of total giving, the number of Gates Foundation higher education beneficiaries has jumped 27% from 192 in 2014 to 243 in 2018, suggesting that the Foundation is distributing smaller sums today to a wider number of universities.
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