#Conservation of nature and environment#Education, science and research
About the university
The University of Bonn has been shaping the liveable Rhineland for over 200 years. Outstanding academic personalities, research-led studies, the combination of tradition and progress as well as a broad range of subjects characterize the university in particular. The seven faculties offer over 200 different subjects and degrees in the fields of Protestant and Catholic theology, agriculture, medicine, mathematics and natural sciences, law and political science as well as philosophy. With around 33,000 students, 6,800 doctoral students, 600 professorships and 6,000 employees, the University of Bonn is one of the largest universities in Germany and is recognized worldwide for top-level science. Since 2019, the University of Bonn has also held the title of University of Excellence, one of a total of eleven German universities and alliances, and with its six Clusters of Excellence it has more than any other funded university. The University of Bonn also has a lot to offer in terms of internationality: Around 5,000 students from over 130 countries contribute to the international flair of the city of Bonn, international guests are always welcome and with partner universities on six continents and various collaborations, the University of Bonn is part of an extensive global network.
The great goal of education is not knowledge, but action.
Why we fund
The initial contact with the University of Bonn came about through a tip and recommendation from Peter Wohlleben. The recommendation related specifically to a research project currently underway. In addition, we support outstanding students through the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship to conduct pioneering research in the field of nature conservation and landscape ecology. The foundation also funded a study trip to Sardinia for the European Agroforestry Conference in 2022. As the founder of the foundation also has close family in Bonn and knows the university well, she has a special connection to the city of Bonn
PROJECT DETAILS
What we fund
Deutschlandstipendium at the University of Bonn
The Deutschlandstipendium is a merit-based scholarship that was introduced at federal level in 2011. Since the 2013/14 winter semester, both the University of Bonn and the Bonn University Foundation have been involved in the scholarship program together with their sponsors. In addition to very good school or academic performance, extracurricular or non-university social commitment is also taken into account when selecting scholarship holders. "Half from the federal government and half from private donors" is the principle behind the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship. Thanks to this matching system, the scholarship holders receive 300 euros per month for one academic year.
As the Stiftung Zukunftjetzt!, we want to support students in exploring new paths and deepening their knowledge in line with their interests. We do this, for example, by sponsoring study trips and conference visits. In early summer 2021, a group of students from the University of Bonn took part in the European Agroforestry Conference (EURAF) in Sardinia with funding from the Stiftung Zukunft jetzt!
The foundation supports the research work in the group of Prof. Dr. František Baluška, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, with a four-year scholarship for the Brazilian PhD student Felipe Yamashita de Oliveira on the topic: The plant glutamate receptor GLR3.7 in cell-cell and long-distance communication in plants, anesthesia and Boquila trifoliolata.
