Mutual Aid Fund

Role

To provide financial help to
  • members of personnel and their families
  • former CERN staff members beneficiaries of the Pension Fund and their families
  • former staff members and their dependent family members, provided that the request is made within 12 months of the end of the contract of employment or association with the Organisation, facing unforeseen financial difficulties.
who are in need of exceptional financial assistance.
Should you wish to apply for aid from the Fund, please contact any member of the Board (see below) or Social Affairs Services, who will liaise with the Board.

All requests are treated in the strictest confidence.

Board composition 

Chair Almudena Solero / IR
Vice-chair Laurent Faisandel / BE
Treasurer Fatima El Farissi / FAP
Deputy Treasurer Attila Racz / EP
Members

Irene Seis (GAC-EPA)
Amina Zghiche (ACCU)

Functioning

The Board manages the Fund autonomously. It reports once a year to the Standing Concertation Committee, presenting the activities and accounts of the previous year and a budget for the coming year.

The resources of the Fund are constituted by contributions from the CERN Management and from the Staff Association.

Mutual Aid Fund Rules: September 2024