In her address, Rector Prof. Dr. Katharina Riedel praised the scholarship holders for their commitment and made it clear that the Deutschlandstipendium offers much more than financial assistance: “It represents recognition, trust and encouragement. The scholarship honours your achievements – at university, in society and in your personal surroundings,” said Rector Riedel.
At the same time, she emphasised the opportunities that the scholarship provides for students: “For many of you, it also means gaining freedom – freedom to develop ideas, take on responsibility and actively shape your future.”
One of the scholarship recipients, Mareike Kasten, also expressed her gratitude for the award: “I was very happy to have been awarded a Deutschlandstipendium and for the admiring words. I was surprised, but very grateful. To all students: have the courage and give it a go yourself!”
The University has been supporting particularly high-achieving and engaged students since the introduction of the Deutschlandstipendium in 2011. In addition to excellent academic performance, criteria for awarding the scholarship include voluntary work and special personal circumstances, such as coming from a non-academic family or having a migration background. The scholarship amounts to € 300 per month and is awarded for at least one year. Half of the funding comes from the Federal Government and half from private sponsors recruited by the University.
This year, the University of Greifswald would like to thank all 32 sponsors that include companies, foundations, associations and private individuals, who have made it possible to award the Deutschlandstipendium scholarships:
- Alumni association of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg
- apoBank-Stiftung
- Apothekerkammer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- The Braner family
- Bürgschaftsbank Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH
- Deutsch-Finnische Gesellschaft
- Stiftung Vera und Volker Doppelfeld
- Profs. Astrid M. Eckert und Brian Vick, Atlanta, USA
- Gedenkgruppe Björn Buß
- Society of Friends and Supporters of the University of Greifswald e.V.
- Gesundheitszentrum Greifswald GmbH
- Götz-Gebäudemanagement Nord GmbH
- Greifswald University Club
- Dr. Georg Greitemann
- J+US-Stiftung
- E. W. Kuhlmann-Stiftung
- Prof. Dr. Michael Lammers
- Peter-Warschow-Sammelstiftung
- Petra Verhoeven
- Dr. Gottfried Palm
- Piepenbrock Begrünungen GmbH & Co. KG
- Prof. Dr. Walter Ried
- Prof. Dr. Katharina Riedel
- Ruth-und-Harold-Heller-Stiftung
- Prof. Dr. Christian von Savigny
- Sparkasse Vorpommern
- Sparkasse Uecker-Randow
- Stadtwerke Greifswald GmbH
- Steuerberatungsbüro Janine Dräger
- Stiftung der Sparkasse Vorpommern für Wissenschaft, Kultur, Sport und Gesellschaft
- Scholarship holders, professors and staff at the University of Greifswald
- USD Uni Service Dienstleistungs GmbH & Co. KG
- Professor Dr. Johanna Weber
- Wohnungsbau-Genossenschaft Greifswald eG (WGG)
Further information
Deutschlandstipendium scholarships at the University of Greifswald http://www.uni-greifswald.de/en/deutschlandstipendium
Contact at the University of Greifswald
University Communications
Jan Meßerschmidt
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Domstraße 11, Entrance 2, 17489 Greifswald
Tel.: +49 3834 420 1150
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