The festive setting offered sponsors a special opportunity to strengthen their ties with their scholarship holders and potential future talent. Alongside financial support, this is a matter of particular importance to the university and the friends’ associations. Prof. Dr Oliver Locker-Grütjen was delighted by the large turnout and expressed his gratitude to the scholarship providers. “The Deutschlandstipendium offers opportunities for the university and the region,” said the university president. Addressing the scholarship holders, Locker-Grütjen added: “Today you are getting to know your advisers and mentors, and it is precisely these valuable contacts that the Deutschlandstipendium aims to facilitate.”
Volker Kraska welcomed those present on behalf of the Campus Camp-Lintfort e.V. Friends’ Association. He wished the scholarship holders all the best for their future and hoped that, with the support provided by the Deutschlandstipendium, they would all be able to achieve their goals. “I hope that, through the Deutschlandstipendium, we are doing our bit to ensure that you do not forget your alma mater too quickly after graduating and that you can envisage a personal and professional future here in the Lower Rhine region.”
In a festive atmosphere, there was an opportunity for discussion and networking. The scholarship recipients were able to talk to representatives from the regional business community and members of Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences about their studies, career aspirations and professional ambitions, and to establish contacts with the companies.
Special thanks go to all the scholarship sponsors (in alphabetical order):
- Aldi Süd, Rheinberg
- ALTANA Group
- bb med. product GmbH
- Dewender Foundation
- Dr Sommer Werkstofftechnik GmbH
- Dynavax GmbH
- Fluxana GmbH & Co. KG
- Friends of Campus Camp-Lintfort Association
- Friends of Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences – Cleve Campus e.V.
- Friends of Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences e.V. c/o Lower Rhine Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- Hartwig Zumwinkel Foundation
- impacx services GmbH
- Karoline Hoell
- LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG
- mediamixx GmbH
- MERA Pet Food GmbH
- Moers Frischeprodukte GmbH & Co. KG
- President of the Lower Rhine Chamber of Industry and Commerce
- PROBAT SE
- RAG Foundation
- Rotary Club Geldern
- Rotary Club Kamp-Lintfort/Grafschaft Moers
- Silesia-Clemens Hanke Foundation
- Duisburg Savings Bank
- Rhein-Maas Savings Bank
- Kamp-Lintfort Municipal Utilities Ltd
- Kleve Municipal Utilities Ltd
- Lower Rhine Chemical Industry Association
Information on the Germany Scholarship
The Germany Scholarship supports students at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences who have already achieved outstanding academic results or are expected to achieve particularly good academic performance. In addition to academic performance and the student’s background to date, social commitment, a willingness to take on responsibility and any special social, family or personal circumstances are taken into account. Scholarship holders receive a monthly grant of 300 euros for one year. Half of the funding is raised by the university from private sponsors, whilst the other half is provided by the federal government. Students of all nationalities and from all disciplines are eligible to apply. They must be enrolled at the university or intend to enrol in the following semester. Applications for the Germany Scholarship are submitted via an online portal every May.
This financial support enables scholarship recipients to focus more intensively on their studies. In addition to financial support, the programme also emphasises non-material values. For example, a support programme offers workshops on a wide variety of topics, a scholarship network and contacts within the regional business community. Interaction with the sponsors provides opportunities for industry-related dissertations and other projects.
