OpenFieldUniversitätsgesellschaft Erfurt e.V. is the historic academic foundation and university society that spearheaded the re-founding of the University of Erfurt, providing prestigious research prizes, scholarships, and academic publication grants.
Collaborating closely with the University of Erfurt, the society supports multidisciplinary scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, teacher education, and public policy, funding doctoral symposia and public science dialogues across Thuringia.
Awards and fellowships are open to enrolled students, doctoral candidates, and early-career researchers at the University of Erfurt or affiliated research institutes upon faculty nomination or competitive application.
Prestigious annual prize and research subvention honoring outstanding doctoral dissertations completed at the University of Erfurt in the humanities, social sciences, and education.
Hardship and graduation completion fund for international bachelor and master students in their final academic semester experiencing unforeseen financial hurdles.
One-year research grant supporting post-master researchers conducting archival investigation into Erfurt’s medieval academic history, humanism, and ecclesiastical reforms.
Project funding supporting student and faculty initiatives that communicate university research to civil society, schools, and cultural institutions in Thuringia.
Annual national merit scholarship co-funded by the German Federal Government and Universitätsgesellschaft Erfurt e.V. for high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students.
Subvention grant helping graduates publish outstanding Master theses as peer-reviewed open-access monographs or academic journal articles.
Honorary Chairman and Professor of Education Economics · Board of Universitätsgesellschaft Erfurt
Prof. Dr. Manfred Weiß has led academic governance and educational economics research, playing a central role in strengthening civil society endowments for Thuringian universities.
View research profile ↗Managing Director and Academic Liaison · Executive Secretariat / Universitätsgesellschaft Erfurt
Dr. Michael Scholl oversees foundation operations and research grant distributions, fostering long-term partnerships between university scholars, municipal leaders, and regional industry.
View research profile ↗Professor of Church History and Board Member · Faculty of Catholic Theology / Universitätsgesellschaft Board
Prof. Dr. Jörg Seiler conducts archival research on religious identity, historical theology, and the cultural influence of the historical University of Erfurt across Central Europe.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Universitätsgesellschaft Erfurt e.V. academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-16. OpenField is an independent research guide.