54 promising students receive grants from Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft
Wübben Foundation Grants worth €550 per month have been awarded to 54 students from the start of the winter semester
Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft is supporting 54 students with one-year student grants worth €550 per month from the start of the winter semester. The grants will enable students in the final phase of their degree programs to concentrate fully on their research. The recipients come from 14 different countries, including India, Iran, Spain, and the USA, and represent a range of different subject areas, especially biology, physics, engineering, and medicine.
The Wübben Foundation Student Grant launched last year with a cohort of 30 recipients. “Thanks to the financial support from the Foundation, I was able to focus completely on my research,” says Marieatou Daniels, one of last year’s recipients. “I have co-authored an article in the highly respected Nature journal and now have the opportunity to conduct research in leading neuroscience labs at Harvard and in London.” Other achievements by the first cohort of grantees include more articles in scientific journals, successful project applications to research organizations, and further funding. “The successes of last year’s students highlight the great potential of these budding researchers,” says Oda Henckel, Program Manager Student Grants. “We are curious to see where their future careers will take them.” As well as financial support, the Foundation offers the students further training, for example on how to present their research topics.
The program is targeted at outstanding students in all disciplines who are enrolled on a bachelor’s or master’s degree program at a German university and still have two semesters ahead of them. Candidates need to demonstrate a keen interest in the key research questions in their field and be prepared to pursue unconventional approaches. They are nominated by the spokespersons of the Clusters of Excellence.
Contact:
Oda Henckel
Program Manager Student Grants
+49 30 261031316, henckel@w-s-w.org
Wübben Stiftung Wissenschaft is a private grant-making foundation based in Berlin. It aims to strengthen Germany’s position as a science and research location by supporting outstanding academics at various career stages. Its Appointment Accelerator and Tenure Track Professorship programs promote the appointment of promising international academics. The results of the funding decisions in these two programs will be announced early next year.