21 scholarships awarded worth EUR 142,000 in total

21 talented and committed students of the natural sciences and medicine convinced the jury of the worthiness of their ambitious study projects, and of their ability and personal suitability, in a multi-stage selection process.

Bayer Science & Education Foundation
“The future of our society depends on our best brains,” states Dr. Wolfgang Plischke, member of Bayer AG's Board of Management responsible for research. “They must help solve and overcome the burning social challenges of our time. That is why, with the Bayer Fellowship Program, we are sponsoring postgraduate and complementary courses both in Germany and abroad, along with internships, dissertations and doctoral projects.”

Member of the Board of Trustees Dr. Carl-Heinz Duisberg - grandson of Prof. Carl Duisberg, who set up Bayer’s first foundation program in 1923 – adds: “We are delighted to be able to support these young people and their remarkable projects and thereby to open up new possibilities for them - fully in keeping with the philosophy of the founder.”

The Bayer Fellowship Program now incorporates the Bayer, Kurt-Hansen and Carl Duisberg scholarships. Benefiting from this financial support are students currently engaged in their main study period and graduates who completed their studies no more than two years ago. Branches of study that have been supported this year include the biosciences, biotechnology, chemistry, physics and medicine.

The new Bayer Fellows will conduct their sponsored projects in the coming months in eleven different countries, including Australia, China, Nepal, South Africa, Kenya, the United States and various European countries. One scholarship winner comes from Russia and will conduct research in Germany.

The next application round will begin in July 2008. You can find further information here.