StarTH scholarship holder receives medius Young Talent Award 2025 for MA thesis

Theresa and Sebastian's master's thesis - written in the context of their media education training - impressed the jury with its innovative focus on impact and media world-orientated work. The medius prize(see press release), awarded by FSF, GMK, mabb and Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk, recognises theses with a high practical and media education focus.

Sebastian is currently working on the final aspects of his business model with the support of the Founders Service as part of his StarTH scholarship. He is developing a media world and impact-orientated concept that puts the potential of innovative media education approaches for children and young people into practice - driven by research, media skills and social added value. More information about its foundation will follow soon!

Why Sebastian's success counts

• From ideas to start-ups: His journey - from a university thesis to a scalable social start-up - shows how scientific findings can be turned into real solutions.
• Transfer creates impact: Sebastian shows how: Application-orientated approaches by students of the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies at our university can lead to innovative offers - with concrete benefits for education and society.
• A strong connection to science: supervised and accompanied by university lecturers and academic employees at the University of Erfurt, he benefits from interdisciplinary expertise and practical support.

Invitation to students & researchers

Do you have ideas from your studies or research? Do you want to put innovative media education approaches, cultural concepts or social science studies into practice?

The University of Erfurt's Founders Service will support you:

• With counselling and mentoring
• With funding programmes such as the StarTH scholarship
• Through networking with the Thuringian start-up ecosystem and practice partners

Sebastian's path shows how a mature thesis can become an entrepreneurial model - with real social impact. Take advantage of this opportunity: turn your innovative approaches into real, effective projects - we will be happy to accompany you on the next step.