Overview

• The state announced the latest allocation of 25 Weltenretter-Stipendien on June 5, 2025, as part of a program launched in 2023
• Each scholarship provides a monthly stipend of €600 throughout the recipient’s standard teacher training
• Awardees commit to teach for a defined period in regions with particularly acute staff shortages, such as the Altmark in northern Sachsen-Anhalt
• The initiative focuses on filling vacancies in secondary schools and special needs schools across rural districts
• Education Minister Eva Feußner (CDU) said the scheme aims to secure early-career educators in areas where demand is greatest