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Creating opportunities for women to pursue their dreams and inspiring the next generation to follow in their footsteps.

The Parasol Foundation Trust has awarded over £40mn to a series of ambitious projects and collaborations since it was established in 2004.

A tech pioneer and entrepreneur, Ms. Ruth Monicka Parasol is passionate about widening opportunities, supporting women’s health and helping women to achieve their potential in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Featured Projects

Future Generations

New Parasol Foundation Program Invests In Leaders Of Tomorrow

Three talented female students have been selected to benefit from a new Parasol Foundation program in partnership with Advanced Leadership Foundation which aims to help create the...

Amount $57,000

Women in Science

Parasol Foundation Scholarship programme with Murray Edwards College

We’re reaching for the stars with the establishment of a new Parasol Foundation Scholarship programme with Murray Edwards College so talented female students can study astronomy...

Amount £201,000

Women in Health

The Parasol Foundation Women’s Breast Cancer Center at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

With a donation of $3.5mn The Parasol Foundation Trust is funding vital research and creating a multidisciplinary center in Israel for the comprehensive treatment of women with...

Amount $3.5m

Women in Health

Parasol Foundation Centre for Women’s Health and Cancer Research at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Launched by Ruth Monicka Parasol in March 2022, the Parasol Foundation Centre for Women’s Health and Cancer Research is based at Hammersmith and St Mary’s hospitals in north west...

Amount £2.68m

Women in Art

The Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project at The V&A, London

The Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project at the V&A is a major new programme supporting women in photography. We’re celebrating the achievement of women photographers,...

Amount £3m

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19 Years
of ambitious projects and collaborations
£40Mn
awarded to projects and collaborations
£5.6Mn
combined donation for our recent Women's Health projects in the UK and Israel
Our Team

Our Principal Benefactress, Ms. Ruth Monicka Parasol.

Ms. Ruth Monicka Parasol, born 1967, is one of the world’s most successful female entrepreneurs and an astute investor. With a self-made portfolio of over $1b, she, and her international team excel in Real Estate, Asset Management and Private Equity.

"Lifting up special students and research ideas, preserving a piece of history, contributing to a park, helping make a dream come true, this is what we are about."
Ruth Parasol

Latest News

New Parasol Foundation scholars take up their places at Cambridge University

New Parasol Foundation scholars take up their places at Cambridge University

Congratulations to the four talented women who have been awarded The Parasol Foundation Scholarships to study master’s degrees in astronomy and related disciplines and are now officially members of all women Murray Edwards College and Cambridge University. This is the second...
 Advanced Leadership Foundation - Emerging leaders And shadowing program

Advanced Leadership Foundation - Emerging leaders And shadowing program

This year, three outstanding Gibraltarian STEM students, who have recently completed their master’s degrees are spending the autumn in Washington DC on the fully funded intensive emerging leaders and shadowing program run by Advanced Leadership Foundation. As well as being...
Pioneering Women in Space Science: Celebrating the Achievements of Parasol Scholars

Pioneering Women in Space Science: Celebrating the Achievements of Parasol Scholars

It’s been a busy time for the first recipients of The Parasol Foundation Scholarship supporting women to study a Master’s in Astrophysics and Astronomy at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. Maria Semerkina is completing her master’s degree in Astrophysics and has received...
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