Sattelmühle-Stiftung

The Sattelmühle Foundation is a legal, non-profit public foundation under civil law based in Sattelmühle (Rhineland-Palatinate). It is dedicated to promoting science, research, and education within the framework of nature conservation, landscape management, as well as forestry and forest sciences. The foundation provides both financial and non-material resources to support projects at universities, research institutions, and other organizations. Furthermore, it operates the PEFC-certified Sattelmühle Forest Estate as a center for science, teaching, and education. Annual awards and scholarships are granted to recognize outstanding theses and scientific contributions by students and early-career researchers in forest sciences.

Protect nature. Preserve life. The Sattelmühle Foundation is committed to conserving forests and countryside as valuable habitats for future generations. Through targeted support of research, teaching, and practical application of close-to-nature forestry, we contribute to climate, coastal, and flood protection. Our goal is to support innovative projects and educational initiatives with resources and expertise that promote sustainable action and responsible management of natural habitats.

The target group of the Sattelmühle Foundation comprises universities, universities of applied sciences, and other scientific institutions, as well as students and early-career researchers in the fields of forestry sciences, nature conservation, landscape management, and environmental protection. Funding is provided for research projects, theses (bachelor’s, master’s, dissertations), and practice-oriented projects that develop and implement innovative, sustainable methods of forest management and landscape maintenance. In addition, the awarding of grants and scholarships is explicitly aimed at students and young researchers to support and highlight their outstanding achievements.