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The Foundation
About us
- Greeting message by Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser
  
  Greeting message by Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser
  
  Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser is Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the CLAAS Foundation.
- Helmut Claas as founder
  
  Helmut Claas as founder
  
  Helmut Claas is the initiator of the CLAAS Foundation.
- Objectives
  
  Objectives
  
  The CLAAS Foundation promotes science, research and education in the field of agricultural engineering and the related areas.
- Facts and figures
  
  Facts and figures
  
  Overview on CLAAS Foundation activities.
Organization
- Board of Trustees
  
  Board of Trustees
  
  The Board of Trustees is the decision making panel of the Claas-Stiftung. They discuss and decide on new projects in order to realize the Foundation’s objectives.
- Jury
- Executive Board
  
  Executive Board
  
  The Executive Board develops and realizes measures after discussion and approval in the Board of Trustees.
News
- Press releases
  
  Press releases
  
  Here you may find current press releases.
- Annual reviews and prospects
Funding guidelines
Contact
- Contact form
  
  Contact
  
  We look forward to your query
- Legal notice + Data protection
  
  Legal notice
  
  Information on terms and conditions and legal notices
25 years
Pupils
STEM Student Competitions
- Hands On Technique
  
  SFZ OS
  
  Ein Haus für junge Forscher und Tüftler in Osnabrück.
- AgTech Competition
  
  SFZ Bad Saulgau
  
  Förderung des Forschergeistes in Südwürttemberg.
Student Research Centre
- Osnabrück
  
  SFZ OS
  
  A home for young researchers and tinkerers in Osnabrück.
- Südwürttemberg
  
  SFZ Bad Saulgau
  
  Student Research Centre in Bad Saulgau
Pupils Award
- Day of Agricultural Engineering
GemüseAckerdemie
Sawmill Harsewinkel
- Media meets MINT
  
  Sawmill Harsewinkel
- Creative room
  
  Biogas plant
  
  Dr. Eberhard Nacke explains how a biogas plant works in a child-friendly way.
Science Lab
- Trainings
  
  Trainings
  
  Teachers learn to conduct simple experiments and this way maintain the pupils‘curiosity for natural science.
- Impressions
  
  Impressions
  
  Impressions of Science Lab trainings.
Students
Helmut Claas-Scholarship 2024
- Application
- Award presentation
  
  Award presentation
  
  We award young talents with scholarships and other recognitions and prizes.
- Our prize winners
  
  Our prize winners
  
  We would like to introduce you to some of our past prize winners.
International Students Prize
Agricultural Technology Excellence Doctoral Prize 2024
- Application
- Our prize winners
Field Robot Event
- Application
Project funding
Universities
Project funding
- Research funding
  
  Research funding
  
  Are you a scientist or researcher at your institute and plan an interesting project?
- Teaching + infrastructure
  
  Teaching
  
  Funding of teaching at international universities.
- Application
  
  Application
  
  Funding of students at international universities.
Network
Anniversary Competition
University Twinning Programme
- France
  
  Kooperationsprojekt Uni Hohenheim und LaSalle University
- Great Britain
  
  Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and Harper Adams University
- China
  
  University of Bonn and China Agricultural University

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Apply by 31st March 2016

Field Robot Event 2016

Are you a team of students?
Do you wish to construct your own autonomous robot and participate in the international Field Robot Event?
You need financial support to get the basic equipment for your robot?

The CLAAS Foundation can help you – up to a maximum amount of 1500 Euro per team.

Apply for a seed funding to get your first robot going and email us your application consisting of the following content by 31st March 2016:

Short covering letter
Description of planned robot
Information on the team (name, age, course etc.)
List and cost of equipment you wish to use and how much funding you require from the CLAAS Foundation

The team selection will be made by mid april.

Looking forward to your application.

CLAAS Foundation
FAO: Sylvia Looks
Mühlenwinkel 1
33428 Harsewinkel
Email: stiftung@claas.com

The Field Robot Event 2016 takes place on the occasion of the DLG Feldtage, Gut Mariaburghausen, Haßfurt from 14th – 16th June 2016. Find out more on http://www.fieldrobot.com/event/

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