Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is a non-profit foundation committed to the principles and basic values of social democracy in its educational and policy-orientated work. In its scholarship programme the Foundation supports students and young post-graduates with outstanding academic qualifications from Germany and abroad for whom an academic education is not only a first step to a successful career but an expression of their commitment to society, democracy and the country. It awarded 1700 scholarships in 2000, 340 of those to nationals of other countries. Over 430 first-time scholarship holders in the same year.