United for the future
The University of Mannheim Foundation is based on an idea and initiative of the Society of Friends of the University (GdF). After almost 50 years of direct support, it established the University of Mannheim Foundation on January 2, 2000. After Absolventum established another foundation in the meantime, the boards of both associations agreed to join forces and merge the foundations. This led to the creation of the current University of Mannheim Foundation in 2005.
Timeline of the last 20 years since the foundation was established (only in german)
The anniversary event will take place on September 30, 2025
We’re celebrating 20 years of our foundation – and we’re glad that you’d like to join us!
You’ve received an invitation to our anniversary event and want to register quickly and easily online?
Click here to go directly to the registration form. (only in german)
Once submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation by email – and that’s it!
We’re very much looking forward to celebrating this special evening with you.
Further program details will follow shortly.
We were supported and would like to thank:
Since its founding in 2007, the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) has stood for the ideals of academic freedom, intellectual curiosity, the pursuit of knowledge, and a vibrant scholarly community.
GESS is supported by the strength and commitment of its academic community of researchers and teachers, as well as by its sponsors—above all, the University of Mannheim Foundation, whose longstanding trust and tireless dedication make our work possible. The dissertations produced at GESS are not only the result of groundbreaking ideas, scientific dedication, and an intellectual environment in which research can thrive—they also require essential financial backing.
Our heartfelt thanks go to the Foundation and all supporters, whose trust and generous contributions help carry our mission into the future, sending a powerful signal of shared responsibility for academic freedom, education, and the future.
Our warmest congratulations on your 20th anniversary. Here's to a new chapter that is just as successful!
Dear Members of the University of Mannheim Foundation,
Dear Dr. Wild,
On the occasion of your foundation’s 20th anniversary, we would like to express our deepest gratitude. Thanks to your generous support of the Professorship in Quantitative Marketing at the University of Mannheim, we are able to explore pioneering and transformative questions relevant to business practice and publish our findings in the world’s most renowned academic journals.
Your support not only strengthens the academic excellence of our university but also enables us to provide companies with well-founded, data-driven recommendations as they navigate their paths of transformation.
We sincerely thank you for your trust and your longstanding, dedicated partnership.
With the highest appreciation,
The Deutschlandstipendium has significantly eased my everyday student life and opened up new opportunities for me.
Before receiving the scholarship, I had to rely on several part-time jobs to finance my studies, which meant a lot of stress and hardly any time for academic focus or social engagement. Thanks to the scholarship, one part-time job is now sufficient, allowing me to fully concentrate on my studies—with clearly positive effects on my academic performance.
I am also once again able to engage in volunteer work, including as a team leader at Open Door International. There, I lead seminars that prepare young people for their voluntary service in the Global South and support them upon their return. I raise their awareness of global interconnections and promote intercultural understanding.
I am especially grateful that the scholarship has made it possible for me to spend a semester abroad in Istanbul. This represents an important step toward my goal of working in international cooperation in the future.
I am deeply thankful to the University of Mannheim Foundation for its support. It not only provides me with financial security but also opens up new perspectives and valuable networking opportunities.