Press Release 163/2012

Highest Quota Reached: 202 Germany Scholarships at KIT

Celebration with Donors and Scholarship Holders
Stifter, Stipendiatinnen und Stipendiaten trafen sich bei der Feier im Audimax des KIT  (Foto: Andreas Drollinger)
Donors and scholarship holders met at a celebration in the Audimax of KIT. (Photo: Andreas Drollinger)

The scholarship holders will receive EUR 300 per month for a period of one year. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as well as private companies and persons are funding the scholarships at a ratio of 50 to 50. With 202 scholarship donations acquired, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has reached the funding quota of one percent required by BMBF. At a celebration with the donors yesterday evening, the students were handed over their scholarship certificates.

 

In close partnership with society, KIT develops solutions for urgent challenges – from climate change, energy transition and sustainable use of natural resources to artificial intelligence, sovereignty and an aging population. As The University in the Helmholtz Association, KIT unites scientific excellence from insight to application-driven research under one roof – and is thus in a unique position to drive this transformation. As a University of Excellence, KIT offers its more than 10,000 employees and 22,800 students outstanding opportunities to shape a sustainable and resilient future. KIT – Science for Impact.

le, 25.10.2012
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