Thiers Foundation
The Thiers Foundation (Fondation Thiers) is a French institution which aims to help the early careers of promising young researchers. It is now based at 5 place du Chancelier-Adenauer in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
It has awarded grants to figures including Jean Tulard, Louis Gernet, André Aymard, Marc Bloch, Charles Blondel, Jean Guitton, René Étiemble, Georges Bonnefoy, Daniel Villey, Maxime Chastaing, Maurice Duverger, Jacques Rancière, Daniel Defert, Michel Foucault, José Grosdidier de Matons, Pascal Ory, Pierre de Labriolle, Guy Pervillé, Lise Queffélec, Olivier Wieviorka, Pierre Nora, Marc Fumaroli, Dominique Janicaud, Jean Ebersolt, André Crépin and Émile Giraud.