The foundation has the following purposes: to provide financial assistance to students, graduate students or researchers who do not have sufficient income to complete their work, who reside in Switzerland or abroad and who conduct research in the fields of adult and pediatric medicine (including oncology), health care and the impact of the environment on cancer; to encourage research by graduate students who pay particular attention to the ethical aspects of the research supported, as well as respect for patients' rights, especially those of sick children; to help students from specialized schools in need in Switzerland and abroad by awarding scholarships or loans, the latter committing to complete their studies (for full purpose see foundation deed).