Scholarship programs

Bayer scholarships for schoolchildren

With the Bayer scholarships for school students, the foundation supports students who show special commitment. The scholarships enable the students to participate in selected summer camps and programs for school students in the natural sciences. To achieve this, the foundation works closely with accredited educational establishments in Europe, the Asia/Pacific region and America.

Bayer Climate Fellows

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Bayer Climate Fellows Florian Schober and Martin Rohbeck examine the of water round Pittsburgh.

Since 2008, as part of the Bayer Climate Program, the Bayer Science & Education Foundation awards scholarships to school students from Germany. With the aid of this scholarships young people travel to Pittsburgh, USA, to take part in a two-week science camp. For two weeks, the so-called "Bayer Climate Fellows", together with young Americans, are engaged with the topics of climate change, environmental protection and sustainability. The international science camp is organized by the non-profit organization RiverQuest based in Pittsburgh. RiverQuest has already received multiple awards for its education programs and has been collaborating with the Bayer USA Foundation for a number of years.

Bayer Climate Award

The Bayer Climate Fellows with Professor Winnacker, Secretary General of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (l.) and Thimo V. Schmitt-Lord, Head of Bayer Foundations (r.).

Three of the Bayer Climate Fellows 2009 were invited to attend the presentation of the Bayer Climate Award to Professor Lemke in Berlin, Germany, on April 22, 2010. The polar researcher from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany, is being honored for his fundamental and pioneering contributions to establishing the relationship between sea ice and the climate. The young people were welcomed by Thimo V. Schmitt-Lord, Head of Bayer Foundations, and had the opportunity to discuss their impressions of the Sustainability Camp 2009 with Professor Winnacker, Secretary General of the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization, during the award ceremony. The ceremony took place during the international climate conference “Continents under Climate Change” which is being held to mark the bicentenary of Humboldt University Berlin.

Last updated: February 10, 2012