Fondation de la Vocation - Marcel Bleustein Blanchet

In 1960, Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet created the Fondation de la Vocation to thank "heaven" for his safe return from the war and for rebuilding the Publicis agency. In turn, he wanted to give young people with a vocation a chance. He told his clients and friends about his idea, and they supported him by each offering a scholarship. Seventeen winners made up the first class. For the Foundation's jury, Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet was able to convince and bring together the greatest minds of the time in their fields, such as Jean Rostand, Marcel Pagnol, René Clair, Pasteur Valéry Radot, Raymond Aron, François Jacob, Françoise Giroud, Louise de Vilmorin... Over the years, former prize-winners who have themselves become references in their fields have joined the jury, including Yves Coppens, Philippe Taquet and Allain Bougrain-Dubourg.
Today, scientific researchers, circus artists, craftsmen, musicians, street educators, nurses, poets, mountaineers, writers, puppeteers, paleontologists, surgeons, music therapists, choreographers, architects, farmers, landscape architects, ketologists... the list goes on... in 2010, there are 1325 laureates and the foundation is 50 years old.

50 YEARS... 50 WINNERS!

A woman in a lab coat holding several test tubes in a scientific laboratory.
A smiling man wearing a black hat, posing on an apple farm, with crates full of apples, a tractor in the background, in a rural setting in broad daylight.
A woman with red hair, attentively observing a blue work of art in a gallery.
Woman standing in a field of golden reeds, wearing a blue T-shirt and silver necklace.
Woman with an artistic sculpture in the center, in an interior decorated with works of art and statues. The walls feature colorful paintings.
A man in a white coat repairing a violin in a workshop, with small bottles and tools on the table.
An elderly man sitting at a desk, concentrating on a document or tablet, in an office full of books and papers, lit by a desk lamp.
Man in wheelchair with electrodes on his head, likely participating in a brain-computer interface test in a laboratory.
Young man sitting at a table in a library, looking left, with a book open in front of him.
A man sits on a black sofa with a small dog lying next to him, a woman plays the accordion on her lap, in a room with a white wall and four abstract paintings hanging.
An elderly man with glasses, a beard and a serious expression, working on an artistic achievement with a hacksaw on a wooden countertop. The environment is dark, with tools and a shell-shaped work of art vi
A man standing in a tower with large metal bells, probably in a clock tower or giant bell.
African businessman in black suit seated at a large table, with a wooden wall behind him, and his reflection visible on the table.
A man lying on a bed in a room with cloud paintings on the wall, a table lamp lit beside him.
An elderly man dressed as a doctor or chef in an elegant wooden room with a large mirror, playing the cello.
A woman in a pilot's uniform poses next to a private plane inside a hangar.
A woman in a pharmacy or laboratory, holding ribbons of different colors, gazing pensively.
A man sitting in a theater in front of the stage where a dance performance is in progress, front view.
A man standing in front of a tree whose branches are spread out in a park in autumn, with orange and yellow leaves. The man is wearing a black coat and glasses, and stands with his arms crossed.
A woman with red hair looks down into an exhibition room with blue abstract art hanging on the walls behind her. A large black circle hangs from the ceiling.
An elderly man dressed in a suit in a natural history museum, with a dinosaur skeleton in the background.
A man sitting on the floor in a cluttered office with lots of books and papers, wearing a black sweater and glasses, looking into the lens.
A man wearing goggles and an orange coat uses a lighter in a welding shop, surrounded by welding equipment and tools.
An elderly man plays the organ in a dark room with warm lighting.
A female artist sits in an art studio, surrounded by wooden sculptures and works of art in a space with brick walls, large wooden windows and various objects.