


Deutschlandstipendium - Become a sponsor
Would you like to work with the federal government to support talented and high-achieving students, thereby strengthening regional networks and taking responsibility for education and the next generation of skilled workers in Germany?
Then become a sponsor of the Deutschlandstipendium at Stuttgart Media University!
The Deutschlandstipendium supports talented and high-achieving students at state-recognised universities in Germany. In addition to first-class grades, social commitment, special personal achievements and the social and family situation are also taken into account when awarding the Deutschlandstipendium.
The special feature: every euro donated by private sponsors for a scholarship is topped up by a further euro from the federal government. This practised solidarity between the state and civil society, between students and alumni, between business and academia strengthens the educational republic.
Your advantages
- You get to know potential specialists and can inspire them for your company at an early stage.
- You establish important contacts with universities: With the Deutschlandstipendium, business and science network for mutual benefit. For many companies, the Deutschlandstipendium opens the door to further co-operation, for example research projects with the HdM. In return, companies become part of a lively university exchange programme with many university events.
- You strengthen your region: structurally weak regions in particular benefit from the networking of business and science - and well-positioned regions further expand their locational advantages. This facilitates the seamless transition from campus to working life and makes it attractive for graduates to remain in the region after graduation.
- They receive valuable impulses: practitioners and theorists exchange ideas, experience meets new ideas. For example, in the form of interesting university projects, business-related final theses by students or mentoring programmes - this provides companies with additional expertise and an important boost to innovation.



Worth knowing
- Funding through the Deutschlandstipendium amounts to 300 euros per month. The Federal Republic of Germany pays 150 euros of this, the other 150 euros are paid by the sponsor. The funding period is two semesters, i.e. one year. By funding 1,800 euros per year, you enable a student to receive a total of 3,600 euros per year.
- The funding period at the HdM usually begins at the start of the summer or winter semester.
- The public call for applications and the subsequent selection procedure are organised by the HdM. Contact and a lively exchange between the sponsors and the scholarship holders are definitely part of the scholarship.