Funding Awards
Award for Outstanding Achievements
Recognizing the special achievements of our students and graduates is important to Osnabrück University!
The Funding Awards ceremony is a special highlight in the University's calendar of events. For decades, a large number of different prizes have been awarded by private donors, associations and companies to recognize outstanding students for their achievements. Information for donors is available here!
Every student, every graduate and every doctoral candidate brings their own little story to university life. Many see their studies or their personal situation alongside their studies as a special challenge that needs to be overcome. Be it that the topic of the Master's thesis was particularly extensive and yet led to a particularly good grade, that a Doctorate was successful despite being pregnant at the same time or that the gray theory of the studies was supplemented with many cultural impressions and practical or social experiences. Anyone who invests a lot of energy, commitment and effort in an academic degree will be delighted to receive special recognition.
Osnabrück University awards more than 20 different Funding Awards every year. Regional and national donors recognize outstanding Doctorate, examination and study achievements in various disciplines. Funding Award scholarship holders are nominated by their lecturers. This alone is a special achievement.
With the public presentation of the Funding Awards, Osnabrück University aims to give visibility to the motivation of its students and young academics.
The Funding Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the Castle Hall.
Call for Tenders 2025/26
Information on the Funding Awards for the academic year 2025/26 is expected to be available here at the end of November 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact daniela.raeuwer@uni-osnabrueck.de.
Funding Awards Ceremony
On March 6, 2025, the prizes for the year 2024/2025 were awarded in the Schlossaula. The ceremony began with the founders and their prizewinners getting together in the foyer before the certificates were presented on stage. After the award ceremony, the Vice President for Studies and Teaching, Prof. Dr. Jochen Oltmer, hosted a reception. Impressions can be found in the picture gallery!