The Hamburg Stipendium is an initiative of the Studierendenwerk Hamburg, which has been supporting students who successfully master their studies despite special challenges since the 2018/2019 winter semester. It is aimed at students with a migration or refugee background whose parents did not attend a university in Germany. The scholarship not only provides financial support, but also supports the scholarship holders in an idealistic way by offering them a valuable network and a wide range of events.
In the sixth year of the scholarship, 30 committed students enrolled at the eight universities in the Studierendenwerk Hamburg's area of responsibility are benefiting. They are studying in a wide range of disciplines, including engineering, humanities, law, economics, social sciences, natural sciences and artistic programmes.
The Hamburg Stipendium is committed to equal opportunities in education and helps to promote Hamburg's future by supporting students and at the same time strengthening the links between them and Hamburg companies.
The Hamburg Stipendium offers comprehensive support for students, consisting of two central components: financial and non-material support. Scholarship holders receive a monthly financial grant of 200 euros, which helps them to facilitate their academic career.
Scholarship holders also benefit from a wide range of non-material support. At regular events and network meetings, they have the opportunity to exchange ideas with other scholarship holders and make valuable contacts with institutions and companies in the region. These encounters not only offer exciting insights, but also long-term opportunities for personal and professional development.
We provide information about news from our scholarship holder network in the News section.
The Hamburg Stipendium offers your company the opportunity to combine the search for potential young talent with social commitment. By supporting the scholarship, you and your company can come into contact with students who excel in professional as well as social skills. In addition to the opportunity to get to know future skilled workers and to bind them to your company during their studies through internships, for example, you make a valuable contribution to more integration and equal opportunities in our city.
"With our support for the Hamburg Scholarship, we are passionately committed to the talents of tomorrow. We firmly believe that education is the key to a sustainable and open-minded future. Through our contribution, we want to encourage young people to pursue their goals and realise their full potential. The Hamburg Scholarship not only offers financial relief, but also the opportunity to make valuable contacts and gain practical experience. We are proud to be part of this initiative, which promotes equal opportunities, diversity and innovation in our city. Together, we are shaping a sustainable society in which everyone has the chance to realise their dreams."
- Karin Pfäffle, Managing Director
"Integration is not only the task of the state. Everyone can and should contribute to it. Support through qualification is an essential step towards an equal society. The Hamburg Stipendium creates opportunities for young people - we are happy to support that!"
– Thomas Gartz, Head of Human Resources and Admininstration
"Our society needs independent, self-confident and well-educated young people. That is why their education and training is also very important to us. The Hamburg Scholarship makes an important contribution here, which we are happy to support."
– Dr. Harald Vogelsang, Spokesman of the Board
“At Marquard & Bahls, we consider diversity to be an important asset and a key resource for innovation and competitiveness. Promoting equal opportunities and equal treatment is part of our corporate culture and is firmly anchored in our Code of Conduct. By supporting the Hamburg Stipendium, we would like to make our contribution to ensuring greater integration and equal opportunities in Hamburg.”
– Dr. Jörg Walter, Senior Group Director
"Just like our drinking water, equitable access to educational opportunities such as university should be equally available to everyone. It is important to us to incorporate our fundamental values in connection with democracy, diversity and equal opportunities in the sense of fair participation for people with a refugee or migrant background. The Hamburg Stipendium opens up a wide range of opportunities for them to start a new life. We are delighted to be able to support this path with our contribution."
– Gesine Strohmeyer, CEO
"In our society as well as in our company, we need all available talents, ideas and diversity so that we can fully develop our potential and master the challenge of the energy transition.We are therefore all the more pleased that we can support young people on their path in life and equal opportunities in education with the Hamburg Scholarship."
- Christian Heine, Spokesman of the Executive Board
We would also like to thank the Hamburger Abendblatt hilft e.V., the Wintershall Dea Stiftung, the Mathias-Tantau-Stiftung and the Lions Club Hamburg for their support.
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You can support the Hamburg Stipendium with your company as a sponsor from as little as 2,800 euros per funding year. As a sponsor of the Hamburg Stipendium, you will have the opportunity to get to know the scholarship holders at events and to win them over for various forms of cooperation.
A sponsorship also entitles you to appear as a supporter of the Hamburg Stipendium and the Studierendenwerk draws public attention to your commitment as a sponsor on its homepage, social media channels and as part of its press work. The design of a sponsorship takes into account the individual needs of your company.
Companies, institutions and private individuals can also support the Hamburg Stipendium with a donation. The amount of the donation is freely selectable; the support of a scholarship holder for one sponsorship year is possible for 2,400 euros. For tax reasons, donations are always made without publicity.
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With the Hamburg Stipendium, Studierendenwerk Hamburg makes a contribution to a diverse, democratic society that offers young people opportunities.
The programme connects well-educated students with Hamburg companies and shows that people with a migration background are an integral part of our society and that we benefit from each other. Through their support, companies can fulfil their social responsibility and at the same time present themselves to future skilled workers.
DSW Journal - 4/2018 (S. 36/37)
UNIScene - 6/2018
Hamburger Abendblatt - 29.09.2018
Hamburger Wirtschaft - Februar/März 2019, A4781 (S. 50/51)
Oriental Night - 04/2021
Hamburger Abendblatt - 28.04.2021
Hamburger Abendblatt - 10.07.2021
Hamburg Journal - 11.10.2021 (min. 12:50)