Eduard Rhein Stiftung

Founded in 1976, Eduard Rhein Stiftung is a grant-making foundation based in Gröbenzell, Germany working on science & research, arts & culture, education.

The Eduard-Rhein-Stiftung is a scientifically and politically independent foundation under German civil law, founded in 1976 in Hamburg by the publicist and inventor Eduard Rhein. It pursues exclusively charitable purposes, namely the promotion of scientific research and of education, art and culture in Germany and abroad, mainly through monetary prizes. Its best-known awards are the Technology Prize for broadcasting, television and information technology, the Cultural Prize for outstanding television documentaries and journalism, the Ehrenring honour, and youth prizes presented together with Jugend forscht. Prizes are awarded to natural persons only, on nomination by recognised experts or research organisations. The foundation is supervised by the Senatskanzlei of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and has been administered from Gröbenzell near Munich since the Hamburg office was closed.