Financial aid of 1 million Euros will be allocated to the following initiatives:
The city of Essen is set to award the "Ehrenamtsstipendium für junge Engagierte" for the first time in 2026, a scholarship aimed at encouraging new talent in honorary activities. Interested parties can apply from May 1st, 2025, until October 31st, 2025.
The scholarship, worth 150 euros per month, will be awarded for one year each. Recipients will not receive any other funding, such as the Deutschlandstipendium. The motto of the Ehrenamtsstipendium is "Your honorary activity counts!", expressing gratitude and appreciation to young active people.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and not older than 27 years old in 2026. They must also be active honorary members of a club, association, or similar institution based in Essen. Applicants can be in school, vocational training, studying, or completing a voluntary social year in 2026.
Scholarship holders will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with each other. They will remain in regular contact with the city portal's Civil Participation and Volunteer Office, located at Rathaus, Porscheplatz 45121 Essen.
The Ehrenamtsstipendium is issued by the Press and Communications Office of the city portal. For more information and to register for the scholarship, visit www.our website/ehrenamtsstipendium.
For further inquiries, you can contact the Press and Communications Office at presse@our website or use the main city office phone number +49 169-0 at Stadt Gelsenkirchen, Ebertstraße 11, 45879 Gelsenkirchen, or email [email protected].
The contact emails for the Civil Participation and Volunteer Office are [email protected] website for Jakob Schloß (0201 88-88816) and [email protected] website for Christine Meyer (0201 88-88821).
In 2025, the city portal awarded the Ehrenamtsstipendium for the first time to support young people in honorary activities. This initiative is part of the city portal's aim to encourage new talent in honorary activities.
The scholarship will be allocated by lottery after the application phase. The "Ehrenamtsstipendium für junge Engagierte" scholarship will be offered by the city portal in 2026. The contact number for the ServiceCenter Essen is +49 201 88-0. The URL for the Press and Communications Office is www.our website/presse.
