55 stu­dents begin their final year of study with a scho­l­ar­ship from the Wübben Stif­tung Wis­sen­schaft

The new scho­l­ar­ship holders come from twelve coun­tries: two-thirds from Germany, and others from Egypt, Azer­bai­jan, Belgium, China, India, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Tunisia, and the USA. More than half of them are women.

Di­ver­si­ty of di­sci­pli­nes
The pro­grams of study reflect the breadth of current cutting-edge re­se­arch. Scho­l­ar­ships are awarded for tra­di­tio­nal STEM fields as well as spe­cia­li­zed pro­grams in com­pu­ter science, such as machine lear­ning or si­mu­la­ti­on tech­no­lo­gy. Bio­me­di­cal pro­grams fo­cu­sing on data science, aging re­se­arch, or neu­ro­sci­ence are also sup­por­ted, along­si­de stu­dents from the social sci­en­ces and eco­no­mics.

“Our scho­l­ar­ship holders are close to gra­dua­ti­on – and many of them to a career in re­se­arch. With our support, we create the freedom to develop bold ideas and take the next step into the world of science,” says Peter-André Alt, Ma­na­ging Di­rec­tor of the Wübben Stif­tung Wis­sen­schaft.

Long-term com­mit­ment
Since the be­gin­ning of the program, the Wübben Stif­tung Wis­sen­schaft has awarded a total of 139 scho­l­ar­ships. The goal is to support young re­se­ar­chers during the crucial final phase of their studies, en­ab­ling them to fully con­cen­tra­te on their aca­de­mic pro­jec­ts and further pursue their in­te­rest in the central re­se­arch ques­ti­ons of their di­sci­pli­ne.

About the Foun­da­ti­on
The Wübben Stif­tung Wis­sen­schaft, a private foun­da­ti­on based in Berlin, streng­t­hens Germany as a lo­ca­ti­on for science and re­se­arch by sup­por­ting out­stan­ding scho­l­ars at dif­fe­rent stages of their careers.