Scholarship ceremony from 20.03.2025
For the academic year 2024/25, 29 Germany Scholarships could be awarded at the MHH. At the scholarship ceremony in lecture hall E, scholarship holders and sponsors had the opportunity to get to know each other and exchange ideas.
It was the last scholarship ceremony that Professor Ingo Just opened in his role as Dean of Studies. The toxicologist, who has been one of the most loyal supporters from the very beginning, will leave office at the end of March 2025. He was therefore all the more pleased to be able to personally congratulate this year's scholarship holders once again on their achievements. In her speech, scholarship holder Dr. Julia Spanier described how much the financial support helps in everyday student life. "The program shows that it doesn't always have to be a full scholarship. For me personally, the 300 euros a month means above all more flexibility in childcare, because it's not always easy to juggle studying and two small children. I am therefore very grateful for the support."
Prof. Dr. Rainer Blasczyk explained in his speech why he has been committed to the Deutschlandstipendium for many years. "When I was a student, I was chronically broke," said the transfusion physician. "And I can well remember that this was a real hindrance to my studies. For that reason alone, I think this form of support for young talent is important." As the students received their scholarship certificates and briefly introduced themselves, the breadth of the scholarship program also became clear. Not only students of Human medicine benefit from the program, dentistry and smaller study programs such as Public Health and Biomedical Data Science were also represented. "The distribution is based on the proportionality of study places. But I can say that we meet outstanding students in all areas," explained Dean of Studies Just.
As different as scholarship holders and sponsors may be with their personal stories and motivations, they all have one thing in common: the desire to get involved in society and shape social interaction. Without the empathy and willingness of the donors to use their personal assets to promote young talent at the MHH, there would be no Deutschlandstipendien. And without the students' strong desire to achieve and their curiosity about life beyond their own backyard, there would be no people we could award a scholarship to. As the MHH plus Foundation, we are delighted to be able to make a contribution to ensuring that the Deutschlandstipendium continues to be so actively practiced at the MHH with the help of our donors.