Studienstiftung
The Study Foundation of the German people eV ( SddV ) is an organization supporting gifted in Germany, which awards to gifted students, and doctoral fellowships. The Academic Foundation, Germany's largest gifted conveyor is, politically, religiously and ideologically independent. Their office is located in Bonn. Financially, the Academic Foundation by the federal government, the states and municipalities, a variety of foundations and corporations and more than 6,000 private donors supported. The budget of the National Academic Foundation amounted to a good 78 million euros in 2013. Since its inception, it has supported more than 55,000 gifted students, and doctoral students.
- 7.1 Academic Foundation and History
History of Academic Foundation
Initially founded in Dresden in 1925 as a department within the economic aid of the German Student Body Association, the Study Foundation of the German people was dissolved in the time of National Socialism in 1934 and replaced by the Reich promoting the kingdom of Student Services ( RSW). In 1948 it came to starting up as Academic Foundation of the German people in the legal form of a registered association (eV ) in Cologne. After the turn followed in 1990 the extension of the activities in the new federal states.
Inclusion on the Study Foundation
The Study Foundation of the German people supporting gifted students, and doctoral students. The selection is based on the criteria of performance, initiative and responsibility. The recording is primarily over six ways:
Serves the recording before the intermediate examination or prior to the conclusion of the fourth semester, so the promotion is limited initially to three sample semester and can with very good academic performance - supported by independent opinions of two professors - to be extended to the duration of the control studies. In approximately 90 % of participants this stop recording is successful.
Promotions
The Foundation promotes their fellows, both financially and ideologically.
Financial Aid
The financial support amounts to a book allowance ( in 2008 was this 80 euro / month, 2011-2013 150 euros. In September 2013, the book allowance was increased to 300 euros / month. ) As well as a living stipend, which is about to be the records of the federal financial aid oriented, but is not to be repaid after graduation. Since October 2006, also the assets of the scholarship will be credited against the amount of the scholarship. Doctoral students receive a monthly stipend of 1,050 euros; this usually comes a monthly research allowance of 100 euros. Married fellows and scholars with child can receive a family allowance of 155 euro per month. In addition, a child care allowance in the amount of 155-255 Euros per month be granted. Thus, the funding is based on the guidelines of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Abroad are additionally funded by grants or abroad surcharges and the partial takeover of tuition fees. According to § 3 No. 11 Income Tax Act ( ITA) are payments from the tax-free stipend.
Moral support
For ideological support program of study foundation include summer schools, Scientific College, language courses, short meetings and for the support provided by local tutors who take this volunteer for the Academic Foundation. The fellows must submit prior to their final consumption of each semester, every year thereafter, a report on their studies and their other commitment.
Special Programs
In addition to the regular promotion of the Academic Foundation offers special scholarship programs that are designed mostly for international graduate programs and are often organized together with other foundations and organizations. The best known among them are the McCloy Academic Scholarship Program, the ERP scholarship program, the study Study Berlin and the Carlo -Schmid - Program.
The Free State of Bavaria has transferred the Study Foundation of the German people the implementation of the Max Weber Programme.
The Study Foundation of the German people in numbers
- About 3,000 Fellows will re-recorded each year.
- Approximately 50 % of participants as a study support only the money for books, about 16 % of participants received a full scholarship.
- The Study Foundation of the German people is funded almost 90 % from public funds.
- About 80 % of the scholarship holders come from an academic family home.
- 2011, there were 590 fellows enrolled at the Ruprecht -Karls- University of Heidelberg, more than at any other university.
- The number of students in relation to most scholars, the Bucerius Law School ( 12.11% ), the Hertie School of Governance ( 5.43% ) and the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management ( 4.33% ) on.
Well-known former fellows of the Academic Foundation
An overview of known former scholars can be found at List of former fellows of the Study Foundation of the German people.