Promoting excellence
University awards 37 Germany Scholarships in the 2024/25 academic year
Thanks to the active support of foundations, companies and private sponsors, a total of 37 Germany Scholarships have been awarded for the current academic year at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar. During a ceremony in the Red Salon of the ALTENBURG, the scholarship holders officially received their certificates from the hands of university president Prof. Anne-Kathrin Lindig on Thursday, 23 January.
The scholarship holders will receive a monthly sum of 300 euros between October 2024 and September 2025. Half of the funding for the scholarships, which are financed equally by private donors and the federal government, is awarded for proven outstanding artistic, pedagogical or scientific achievements before or during studies or special successes. Social engagement and special personal and family circumstances are also taken into account in the selection process.
The Ernst Freiberger Foundation is once again one of the largest scholarship providers in this academic year. It is awarding a total of ten ‘Christoph Stölzl Germany Scholarships’. The recipients are Alisa Fomich and Sofiia Mushtai (piano), Kseniya Orlova (accordion), Vladimir Petkov (guitar), Pauline Hillebrandt, Gennadii Merezhko and Thora Müller (singing), Hannah Kim (violin), Anselm Siebelitz (cello) and Santiago Acosta Velasco (flute).
The foundation is also supporting ten scholarships with the Vera and Volker Doppelfeld Foundation: Elena Agafonnikova (guitar), Laura Maria Balle (clarinet), Yu-En Chen (oboe), Jieun Go (bassoon), Tomer Domani and Elina Serebriakova (piano), Pauline Hoffmann (violin), Natalia Zhelezniak (voice), Brunhilde Lorek (jazz singing) and Michael Stemmer (church music).
The NEUE LISZT STIFTUNG / Carin Riesen Foundation provides seven scholarships. Their funding is for Candela Cuevas Djamgossian (baroque cello), Elisa Geworkian (music teaching), Lilli Hanusch (music teaching), Junpeng Huang (elementary music pedagogy / rhythmics), Maximilian Peter (musicology), Anastasiia Shevchenko (singing), and Antoni Wrona (cello).
Two further foundations each provide two scholarships: the Ernst Abbe Foundation supports Rodrigo Gonzalo Pandorfa Garrido (violin) and Timon Knötzele (viola). The Hans Thomann Foundation benefits Katharina Hettrich (music teaching) and Beatriz Pinto (guitar).
In addition, a number of donors make individual scholarships possible through their commitment: Ian Vais (singing), for example, receives a Germany Scholarship with the support of Dr Birgit Eberbach-Born and Prof. Dr Wolfram Eberbach. Ulrich Bergmann's funding goes to Ole Frommholz (music teaching). Neue Siederei GmbH & Co KG supports Marco Schewtschenko (electric guitar).
Sophie Link (music teaching) is sponsored by the Lions Club Weimar Classic. In addition, Ina Siegelin (music teaching) is supported by Prof. Dr. Ada Sasse and Prof. Dr. Roland Merten. Last but not least, Dr. Aldinger und Fischer Grundbesitz GmbH supports Kateryna Shapran (piano).
[24 January 2025]