HETZNER ONLINE SUPPORTS TALENTED SCHOLARS

Gunzenhausen – 1. February 2016

The web hosting provider and data center operator Hetzner Online is supporting talented scholars with the Deutschlandstipendium (“Federal German Scholarship”) and hopes to use this opportunity to make valuable contacts with future qualified workers.

Markus Zoppelt, a student of the Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, received a Deutschlandstipendium from Hetzner Online this year. Zoppelt is currently in his second semester of his Master's program in Computer Sciences and is just one of many students whose future the company hopes to invest in.

The Deutschlandstipendium is a very targeted and personalized type of scholarship which is aimed at supporting exceptional students. Academic performance and aptitude are the two most important criteria for recipients of the nationwide Deutschlandstipendium. Engagement in community services, a strong sense of responsibility, and exceptional personal circumstances are also taken into account during the selection process. The scholarship consists of as much as €300 in financial support; half of that is provided by private sponsors such as companies, endowments, private citizens, and clubs and associations, while the other half is supplied by the federal government.

"This scholarship not only gives students some financial support; it also is a special distinction for them", emphasized Hetzner Online's Head of Marketing Christian Fitz. The company benefits from the close ties that result from working with the university and from the contact with individual students. "It is really a wonderful feeling to be able to give these students several hours of time every month; this is time that they can use to invest in their education, and in ideal circumstances, it means that they are not forced into getting part-time jobs to help support themselves during their studies," explained the Head of Marketing.