Supported projects and initiatives
We support the Technical University of Munich because we are constantly inspired by its diversity and innovative strength.
TUM Research Center Friedrich N. Schwarz
The TUM Research Center Friedrich N. Schwarz was opened in July 2018. It focuses on environmental and ecosystem research and tests new approaches to science education. It cooperates with the TUM's Berchtesgaden Student Research Center. The teaching and research station, with overnight accommodation for up to 40 people, expands TUM's range of work in both education and research. This model is unique in Germany.
Digital teaching
The coronavirus crisis made it necessary to quickly and vigorously roll out the digitalization of courses across the entire university. Students should be able to continue their studies without any avoidable loss of time and also complete their examinations digitally. To achieve this, the further development of digital teaching and examination formats was and is just as necessary as the expansion of digital infrastructures and the increase in human resources. An appeal for donations by the President ensured that we were able to support the rapid expansion of digital teaching with a total of EUR 1.1 million.
TUM Academy Center Raitenhaslach
The former Cistercian monastery in Raitenhaslach is equipped with state-of-the-art multimedia technology. Here, elite researchers from Germany and abroad seek dialog with politics, business and society. With our support, numerous students and academics have been able to take part in seminars and workshops, exchange ideas, network and further their education. The Ingeborg Pohl Study Fund Raitenhaslach under the umbrella of the TUM University Foundation specifically promotes women and enables female students and scientists to participate in events.
Covid-19 research at the TUM
Interdisciplinary collaboration with innovative research approaches by doctors, virologists, epidemiologists, natural scientists, IT specialists and engineers was TUM's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The results included an app-supported Covid-19 testing infrastructure and the development of high-tech sensors to monitor the biodata of Covid-19 patients in home isolation. In addition, an AI-based technology was developed that can individually predict the course of Covid-19 pneumonia and recommend treatment steps. In addition, a team researched a completely new active ingredient concept against viruses based on molecular nanoengineering. We funded various research projects with donations of EUR 653 thousand.
Customized mini-organs for cancer research: the Organoid Hub at TUM's Institute for Translational Cancer Research (TranslaTUM)
Researchers are now able to grow mini-organs under three-dimensional cell culture conditions. These so-called organoids allow direct access to the complex processes of organ development. This enables better research into diseases and also represents an important and qualitatively new alternative to animal experiments. In the future, organoids from patient-specific cells will play an important role in personalized medicine.
A private donation of €100,000 to the TUM University Foundation supports the Organoid Hub at TranslaTUM.
TUM Boring
For an international competition organized by Elon Musk, the cross-faculty team of 60 students from TUM Boring has developed a tunnel boring machine that is as fast and precise as possible for potential use in the "Hyperloop" mobility concept. The aim is to make tunnel construction faster and more cost-effective in the future. The TUM University Foundation has funded participation in two competitions in the USA in 2021 and 2023.
TUM HORYZN
In the "Horyzn" research initiative, students of aerospace, chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, computer science and business administration are working together to develop a prototype of a vertical take-off, autonomously flying and AI-controlled transport drone. It is intended to transport medical goods such as blood reserves, medicines or defibrillators, for example, and thus better supply rural areas and areas that are difficult to access with urgent medical supplies.
Learn more about TUM HORYZN
TUM: Junge Akademie
The TUM: Junge Akademie is committed to strengthening the sense of social responsibility of young academics and offering them experience in scientific work at an early stage. The academy supports particularly talented students from TUM and the participating partner universities who are enthusiastic about research and teaching. A maximum of 45 scholarship holders are accepted each year. Find out more about the TUM: Junge Akademie
Deutschlandstipendien
The Deutschlandstipendium was introduced by the federal government in 2011 with the aim of recognizing outstanding achievements by students and promoting the skilled workers of tomorrow. The special thing about it: the federal government doubles the donations from private or institutional sponsors! Not only academic achievement, but also social commitment and overcoming obstacles in one's own educational biography are criteria for awarding scholarships. 864 Deutschlandstipendien have been awarded at TUM since 2013.
TUM Global Postdoc Fellowships
The TUM Global Postdoc Fellowships help the university to attract excellent international postdocs to TUM. This makes TUM attractive for top-class graduates who come to our university for a year immediately after completing their doctorate - in the most productive phase of their career - in order to stimulate the scientific community here. We have awarded 63 fellowships since 2013. Find out more in the alumni magazine KontakTUM (Pdf-Download, 0,2 MB).

TUM Venture Labs
The TUM Venture Labs are a joint initiative of TUM and UnternehmerTUM, Europe's largest entrepreneurship center. They offer support in turning deep tech or life science ideas into entrepreneurial impact.
Whether student, researcher or professional, aspiring individual or already a team - the TUM Venture Labs support innovative makers on their way to turning their idea into reality and becoming a scalable company.
The TUM Venture Labs offer a direct connection to cutting-edge research, specific technical infrastructure, training programs, expertise for the respective market and global networking with the industry and investors. Around 70 technology-based companies are founded at TUM every year. Celonis, the first German 10 billion start-up, also emerged from TUM. This unique start-up support in twelve important deep-tech fields is also attracting international attention. Learn more about the TUM Venture Labs

TUM Advent Concerts
The TUM University Foundation is pleased to support the traditional TUM Advent concerts “TUM Adventsmatinee” and “VivatTUM”.
At these concerts, which always take place on the first Sunday of Advent in the Isarphilharmonie in the Gasteig, the active TUM family comes together with alumni, friends and supporters to bring the year to a festive close. The SEM Orchestra and the TUM Choir will sing and play on stage.