Vodafone Opportunities Scholarship
| Vodafone opportunities | |
|---|---|
| Introductory year: | 2006 |
| Founder: | Vodafone Foundation Germany gGmbH |
| requirements | |
| Region: | Germany, Great Britain |
| Target group: | Students with a migration background at private and public universities |
| Website: | vodafone-chancen.de |
Vodafone Chances was a scholarship program of the Vodafone Foundation Germany . It was started in 2006 and supports students with a migration background at a total of six private and twelve public partner universities in Germany and Great Britain . The last 60 or so scholarship holders and alumni have a migration background from a total of 20 countries. The program expired in November 2015 and no further scholarship holders will be accepted.
target
The aim of the scholarship was to make a contribution to integration and social advancement through education. The scholarship was specifically aimed at applicants with a migration background who had successfully applied for a place at one of the partner universities. The new aim of the scholarship program is to maintain the alumni network .
Partner universities
In addition to the six private universities, public universities have also been partners of the foundation for the first time since the 2014/15 winter semester . Students could choose from a broader range of eligible courses (for example engineering , political science and law ). The scholarship program has partnerships with the following universities:
- Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg in Freiburg
- Bucerius Law School in Hamburg
- EBS in Oestrich-Winkel
- HFF Munich in Munich
- Imperial College London in London
- Jacobs University in Bremen
- LMU in Munich
- Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in Heidelberg
- RWTH Aachen in Aachen
- TU Dresden in Dresden
- TU Munich in Munich
- University of Bayreuth in Bayreuth
- University of Bonn in Bonn
- University of Cambridge at Cambridge
- University of Mannheim in Mannheim
- University of Oxford at Oxford
- WHU in Vallendar
- Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen
Admission criteria and application process
Regardless of nationality , residence status and type of university entrance qualification , only first-year students who met the following admission criteria could apply:
- The applicant's economic circumstances do not allow for independent financing of studies at the partner university ( BAföG entitlement).
- excellent academic performance and excellent general education
- social and social commitment and above-average commitment and sense of purpose outside of school
- The applicant is aware of his special responsibility with regard to the role and function as an educational ambassador and multiplier . Dealing with migration and integration is a central focus of his commitment
- The applicant is ready to actively get involved in Rock Your Life or an equivalent project in the future
- The applicant meets all entry requirements of the partner university
Services
Financial support
The scholarship holder received a fixed monthly amount of € 1,000 regardless of the university and subject. In Great Britain it was € 1,500 a month.
Non-material support
Every scholarship holder was assigned a mentor at the start of their studies . This should support the scholarship holder as a confidante with his questions and problems regarding the studies and later the entry into the professional world with his experience.
During the course of their studies, the Vodafone Foundation invited the scholarship holders to workshops, seminars and educational trips. These spanned a wide range of topics from the areas of culture , social engagement , personality development and social entrepreneurship . Such events often took place in cooperation with other projects of the Vodafone Foundation or other partners, such as the Klassik Stiftung Weimar . There was also an annual meeting of scholarship holders. By networking the Vodafone Foundation with partners from business , it also helped the scholarship holders to find internships if required .
As part of a commitment to ROCK YOUR LIFE! or an equivalent project, the opportunity as an educational ambassador to make a valuable social contribution to the successful integration of young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds .
history
In 2010, the Vodafone Chances Scholarship Program was recognized as a "Selected Location" by the German government's initiative " Germany - Land of Ideas ". Up to 2013 ten applicants were accepted each year and only studies at private universities were funded. The scholarship included all tuition fees and other benefits. This made the scholarship the most valuable in Germany. No new scholarship holders have been accepted since November 2015.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.vodafone-stiftung.de/vodafone_chancen.html
- ↑ FAQs ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Vodafone Chances Scholarship. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ↑ Scholarship holder interview with the founder of ArbeiterKind.de . Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Vodafone Chances, Düsseldorf ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Site initiative website. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
