Melanchthon-Stiftung
About the funder
The Melanchthon Foundation is a non-profit foundation under civil law based in Bielefeld. It was established in 1961 by alumni associations of historic Saxon and Brandenburg elite schools and was officially recognized in 1962. It awards scholarships (fee waivers) to talented, committed, and socially disadvantaged students attending four traditional German boarding schools: Landesschule Pforta, Gymnasium Sankt Augustin Grimma, Sächsisches Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra in Meißen, and Klosterschule Roßleben. The support includes full or partial coverage of school and boarding fees.
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Mission & Vision
The Melanchthon Foundation continues the educational tradition of historic Saxon and Brandenburg schools, characterized by a close connection between school and boarding, student self-administration within the prefect system, and teacher-supervised living arrangements. It supports gifted young people who carry on these educational forms.
Target groups
Gifted, character-appropriate, and socially disadvantaged pupils who attend one of the four supported boarding gymnasiums in the East German federal states (Landesschule Pforta, Gymnasium Sankt Augustin Grimma, Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra Meißen, Klosterschule Roßleben). Prerequisites are good performance in core subjects as well as impeccable behavior in school and boarding school daily life.