The 'Deutschlandstipendium' Scholarships for the academic year 2023/24 were awarded at the opening ceremony of the academic year on October 25, 2023. 22 students from the Würzburg University of Music will receive the coveted scholarship this year:
Jasmina Aboubakari (Bachelor Vocals), Carolina Attoumani Diaz (Bachelor Jazz Vocals), Lilli Brand (Bachelor Elementary Music Education), Simon Eingang (Bachelor Jazz Guitar), Theresa Finkbeiner (Bachelor Jazz Saxophone), Daniela Grepmair (teaching degree for grammar schools, majoring in piano), Megan Henry (Master's degree in singing), Lena Sophie Hilger (Bachelor's degree in elementary music education), Saori Iuchi (Bachelor's degree in violin and Master's degree in song interpretation), Ildem Kilincarslan (Bachelor's degree in tuba), Tamara Kleinhenz (Bachelor Horn), Yasaman Mashhouri (Bachelor Baroque Violin), Sera Park (Master Coaching), Konrad Patzig (Master Jazz Percussion), Zacharias Priller (Bachelor Jazz Percussion), Yitian Qiu (Master Baroque Viola), Sabeth Quitt (Bachelor Baroque Cello), Cewil Sedaye-Vatan (Master Chamber Music), Mechthild Söffler (Bachelor Voice), Dominik Volk (Bachelor Jazz Piano), Vinzenz Wolpold (Teacher Training, Trumpet Major) and Florian Öttl (Teacher Training, Secondary School, Flute Major).
We congratulate the scholarship holders and would like to thank the donors:
- Aequinamo Strategieberatung GmbH
- Lucy Hallman Russell and Ray Carson Russell
- Dr. Margot Raps-Hölscher
- Musikalische Akademie Würzburg e. V.
- Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Würzburg
- Sparkasse Mainfranken Würzburg
- Seiler Pianoforte GmbH
- va-Q-tec AG
- Hans-Thomann-Stiftung
- Yamaha Music Europe GmbH
The Deutschlandstipendium supports talented and high-achieving students. In addition to convincing grades, social commitment can also be taken into account when awarding the Deutschlandstipendium. Scholarship holders are each supported with 300 euros per month. Private sponsors pay 150 euros and the federal government contributes 150 euros.