Konsul Karl und Dr. Gabriele Sandmann Stiftung

The Konsul Karl and Dr. Gabriele Sandmann Foundation is a legally recognized, non-profit foundation under civil law, established based on the last will of the spouses Karl and Gabriele Sandmann. The foundation provides monthly, non-repayable scholarships from the assets of the testators to enable highly gifted young people with a connection to Berlin to study at universities. The funding is aligned with the foundation’s purpose and the annual returns of the foundation’s assets and is based on the principles of merit-based support and social need.

The foundation aims to enable highly gifted Berliners and those with long-term residence in Berlin to pursue a worry-free university education through financial support. It promotes academic excellence in conjunction with social need and seeks to allow students and doctoral candidates to fully dedicate themselves to their scientific work.

Students, doctoral candidates, and young people with concrete study intentions are supported, provided they were either born and raised in Berlin or have been residents of Berlin for at least eight years prior to the start of funding. Prerequisites include above-average academic or school performance as well as demonstrated social need for support. Funding is granted for the standard period of study or, as a rule, for two years of doctoral studies, with the possibility of a six-month extension in exceptional cases.