The Fondation Hugot du Collège de France is a foundation created in 1979 thanks to a bequest made by Hélène and Jean-Pierre Hugot to the Collège de France. Recognized as an autonomous establishment of public utility by a Conseil d'Etat decree of June 7, 1979, its vocation, as stated in the donors' will, is to promote "the meeting of the various disciplines that work towards the knowledge, training and fulfillment of mankind" by helping to bring together "the best minds animated by this same concern".
The Fondation Hugot supports the activities of the Collège de France by awarding prizes, granting subsidies for colloquia, cultural events and publications, organizing research seminars and film shoots on its premises, and hosting foreign professors invited by the Assembly.
