The first call for applications is open: Committed young people can apply to the Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk until July 31, 2021. They should have performed very well at school, during their studies or in extracurricular or non-university activities. In addition, social commitment, a critical approach to the major issues of life and a keen interest in interdisciplinary discourse play an important role at the BvS.
Students from all subject areas, first-year students and doctoral candidates are eligible. However, as the Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk, unlike the religiously-oriented funding organizations, does not yet receive any state funding, doctoral candidates and students can currently only be supported with a grant of 300 euros per month. The standard funding period is two years, the minimum funding period is 12 months.
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Applying for the Suttner Scholarship is straightforward and is explained on this application page. From August 1, the selection committee of the Studienwerk will review the applications received. Those who have passed this first round of the selection process will receive an invitation to an online interview. “There’s no need to be afraid of this,” says the BvS board, “because humanists don’t bite!” The Studienwerk wants to avoid long waiting times: The ten “Suttner Scholarship Holders of 2021” should be selected by the end of September so that the funding can flow in time for the start of the winter semester.
The Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk (BvS) was founded in 2021 by the Humanist Association of Germany (HVD), the Giordano Bruno Foundation (gbs), the Humanist Academy of Germany (HAD) and the Federal Association of Humanist Students (BAG). With its help, humanist students should receive the same support as their religious fellow students. The BvS is supported by numerous public figures, including many academics.
Bertha von Suttner-Studienwerk – The Humanistic Foundation for Gifted Students
Wallstraße 61-65, 10179 Berlin, Website: www.suttner-studienwerk.de
Board of Directors: Anja Krüger-Chan (Humanist Association Germany), Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Schmidt-Salomon (Giordano Bruno Foundation), Dr. Ralf Schöppner (Humanistische Akademie Deutschland), Tobias Wolfram (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft humanistischer Studierender).
Supporters: Prof. Dr. Christoph Antweiler (ethnologist), Seyran Ates (lawyer / author), Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau (political scientist), Prof. Dr. Tanja Gabriele Baudson (giftedness researcher / psychologist), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dieter Birnbacher (philosopher), Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart (chemist / founder of the cradle to cradle approach), Prof. Dr. Hans-Jochen Brauns (lawyer / university lecturer), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hubert Cancik (classical philologist / humanism researcher), Helmut Debelius (marine researcher), Karen Duve (writer), Prof. Dr. Theodor Ebert (historian of philosophy), Prof. Dr. Richard Faber (sociologist), Dr. Carsten Frerk (social researcher), Prof. Dr. Dittmar Graf (biology didactician), Stefan Gelbhaar (member of the Bundestag), Dr. Colin Goldner (psychologist / author), Dr. Monika Griefahn (sociologist / former environment minister), Priv.-Doz. Dr. Siegfried Heimann (historian / political scientist), Prof. Dr. Rolf Dietrich Herzberg (criminal law teacher / legal philosopher), Prof. Dr. Dr. Eric Hilgendorf (lawyer / philosopher), Manfred Isemeyer (Chairman of the Humanismus Stiftung Berlin), Dr. Mathias Jung (Gestalt therapist / philosopher), Prof. Dr. Horst Junginger (religious scholar), Wolfram P. Kastner (artist), Prof. Dr. Ursula Kessels (educational researcher / psychologist), Prof. Dr. Mouhanad Khorchide (humanist Islamic scholar / sociologist), Dr. Heinz-Werner Kubitza (religious scholar), Prof. Dr. Rolf Kreibich (physicist / sociologist / futurologist), Prof. Dr. Hartmut Kreß (ethicist / theologian), Prof. Dr. André Lipski (nutrition and food scientist), Dr. Martin Mahner (biologist / science theorist), Ingrid Matthäus-Maier (politician / lawyer), Prof. Dr. Horst Marschall (geologist), Prof. Dr. Axel Meyer (evolutionary biologist / zoologist), Prof. Dr. Thomas Metzinger (philosopher / cognitive scientist), Philipp Möller (author), Dr. Jürgen Neffe (author / science journalist), Dr. Jacqueline Neumann (lawyer), Dr. Gisela Notz (social scientist), Prof. Dr. Rolf Oerter (developmental scientist), Prof. Dr. Rolf Oerter (developmental scientist), Prof. Dr. Rolf Oerter (developmental scientist). Dr. Rolf Oerter (developmental psychologist), Helmut Ortner (publicist), Dr. Christian Pawlu (physician / top manager), Mark Rackles (consultant for educational strategies / former state secretary), Dr. Rainer Rosenzweig (mathematician / psychologist of perception), Prof. Dr. Enno Rudolph (philosopher), Prof. Dr. Hermann Josef Schmidt (philosopher), Swen Schulz (Member of the Bundestag), Rolf Schwanitz (lawyer / former Secretary of State in the Federal Chancellery), Alice Schwarzer (women’s rights activist / author), Prof. Dr. Volker Sommer (primatologist / evolutionary biologist), Iris Spranger (Member of the Berlin House of Representatives / former Secretary of State), Prof. Dr. Dr. Schröder (former Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Education and Research), Dr. Dr. Schröder (former Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and Prof. Dr. Schröder (former Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry of Education and Research).D.), Prof. Dr. Gerhard Streminger (philosopher), Alice Ströver (Managing Director / former State Secretary), Margit Stumpp (Member of the Bundestag), Rüdiger Vaas (science journalist), Esther Vilar (author), Prof. Dr. Eckart Voland (sociobiologist), Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerhard Vollmer (biologist), Prof. Dr. Dr. Gerhard Vollmer (author). Dr. Dr. Gerhard Vollmer (physicist / science theorist), Prof. Dr. Barbro Walker (educational scientist), Prof. Dr. Ulla Wessels (philosopher), Prof. Dr. Franz-Josef Wetz (philosopher), Prof. Dr. Frieder O. Wolf (philosopher / political scientist).
