ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP FOR FIRST-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS

Application Deadline: 1 September, 2025

LOCATION: Germany

Zeppelin University is the top private university in Germany. Above all, they benefit from a diverse student body. With the ZU Scholarship, Zeppelin University enables financially disadvantaged applicants to invest in their future.

ELIGIBILITY:

The basic prerequisite and criterion N°1 for the award of a scholarship is that the applicant cannot afford the tuition fees due to their socio-economic background.

In addition, extraordinary commitment in the social, cultural, ecological, political or artistic field constitutes a further assessment criterion.

Furthermore, we welcome young people with exceptional characteristics who contribute to the diversity of a degree program and our university through their unique experiences beyond performance-based success.

Important: Individuals with a ZU Scholarship are ambassadors for Zeppelin University. They are expected to show special commitment to and for their university.

The ZU scholarships are aimed at study starters of all programs offered at ZU.

The application for the scholarship takes place exclusively in the context of your application for a study place, i.e. before the start of your studies. In the online form, use the upload field for a letter of motivation for the scholarship. On the selection day, the selection committee will decide whether you will be admitted to the program; it will also make a recommendation on the granting of a scholarship. A few days after the selection day, you will receive a message about the outcome of your scholarship application together with the contract documents.

ZU scholarships are awarded exclusively within the framework of the selection process, i.e. before the start of studies.

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BENEFIT:

The ZU Scholarship is granted as a tuition fee waiver of 25, 50, 75, or 100 percent upon successful scholarship application for the duration of the regular period of studies and is aimed exclusively at first-year students.

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: BEST THESIS AWARD 2025—POWER ENGINEERING TRANSMISSION

Application Deadline: 8 August 2025

LOCATION: Switzerland

Are you writing a thesis at a university of applied sciences in the field of power engineering transmission? Then you can put your bachelor’s or master’s thesis forward for the “Best Thesis Award 2025—Power Engineering Transmission”! The Swissmem Environmental Engineering Industry Sector awards the “Best Thesis Award” for outstanding Bachelor’s or Master’s theses related to the field of “power engineering transmission”.

ELIGIBILITY:

Course Level: Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis

University or Organization: Swissmem—Power Engineering Transmission Industry Sector

Nationality: Open to all nationalities

Acceptable Courses or Subjects: The scholarship will be awarded for theses related to:

Mechanical drive technology

Electric drive technology

Condition monitoring

Software solutions/simulation

Be enrolled at a university of applied sciences, university, or federal institute of technology.

Submit a Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis with an implementation period between 01.09.2024 and 31.08.2025.

Demonstrate a clear reference to power engineering transmission.

Submit all required documents, including:

Thesis subject and abstract/description in English

University and supervisor details

Applicant’s personal details (including email and phone number)

Complete thesis report (PDF), CV, supervisor’s evaluation with final grade, a 5-minute video presentation, and PowerPoint slides for the award ceremony presentation

Approval from the expert panel is required prior to thesis submission (includes NDA).

Send application to: antriebstechnik@swissmem.ch

Applicants must register by the deadline and await approval before submitting the complete thesis and supplementary materials.

BENEFIT:

Recognition from leading industry experts

Cash awards:

CHF 3,000 – First Prize

CHF 2,000 – Second Prize

CHF 1,000 – Third Prize

Opportunity to present your project during the award ceremony

Networking with professionals from Swissmem’s Power Engineering Transmission industry sector.

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