Popakademie promotes talent with Germany and YouTube scholarships

The Deutschlandstipendium supports students with outstanding academic achievements for two semesters with a monthly payment of EUR 300 per person. Social commitment and the successful overcoming of obstacles in life and education are also taken into account. This is the 13th year that the Popakademie has awarded the scholarship. The funding comes from both the federal government and private sponsors. The Popakademie scholarships are awarded by the Wilhelm Müller Foundation, the Hans Thomann Foundation, the Henning Tögel Talent Foundation, YouTube and the Mannheim-Rosengarten Lions Club. This year, VR Bank Rhein-Neckar eG has also become a sponsoring partner for the first time.
The special thing about the Deutschlandstipendium is the close partnership between state support and civic engagement

The “YouTube Futuremakers Career Funding” scholarship supports students for creative and innovative artistic project ideas as well as for their outstanding achievements during their studies with a grant of EUR 3,000 each. The jury consisted of Kiki Ganzemüller (YouTube), Laura Noel (Vice President YouTube Global), Derek von Krogh (Artistic Director and Managing Director Popakademie), Julian Krohn (Director Music & Audio Scholz & Friends Sounds), Christoph Kregl (Founder/CEO redroad.management), Johannes Scholz (Managing Director IRRSINN Tonträger GmbH). The Google subsidiary YouTube has been supporting bachelor's and master's students at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg with scholarships and other funding measures since the end of 2017.

The scholarships were awarded to the following students:
Wilhelm Müller Foundation:
- Samuel Spaeth (Pop Music Design B.A.)
- Johannes Warnke (Popular Music M.A.)
- Naomi Westlake (Popular Music M.A.)
- Hannah Bechmann (Music and Creative Industries M.A.)
- Peter Meister (Music and Creative Industries M.A.)
- Theo Rabe (Music and Creative Industries M.A.)
- Julius Weickert (Music Business B.A.)
- Mitja Tzeuschner (Music and Creative Industries M.A.)
- Anas Amin (Pop Music Design B.A.)
- Lea Scholz (Global Music B.A.)

Talent Foundation Henning Tögel:
- Celia Groß (Pop Music Design B.A.)
- Moritz Eigner (Music Business B.A.)
- Rouven Gruber (Music Business B.A.)

VR Bank Rhein-Neckar eG:
- Zain Amin (Pop Music Design B.A.)
- Delia Dinges (Music Business B.A.)
- Nils Pastor (Music and Creative Industries M.A.)

Hans Thomann Foundation:
- David Empremian (Pop Music Design B.A.)
- Joshua Madelburger (Popular Music M.A.)

Lions Club Mannheim-Rosengarten:
- Marie Rademacher (Pop Music Design B.A.)

YouTube:
- Emre Yesilyurt (Popular Music M.A.)
- Eva Betzinger (Pop Music Design B.A.)
- Simon Kidane (Music and Creative Industries M.A.)
- Sirin Gerlach (Music and Creative Industries M.A.)

YouTube Futuremakers Career Funding:
- Johann Sundermeier for the project “Johann Sundermeier”
- Lea Meller for the project “MELLER”
- Leon Goossens for the project “Buffasyze”
- Youssef Laktina for the “SIRYOUS” project
- Moritz Ley for the “Moritz Ley” project