Our members’ fees and donations go to HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management: to students who could not study there without support, to the best of each class, and to the initiatives where HHL students learn to found companies.
For prospective students who bring their entrepreneurial potential to HHL and want to start their own business after graduating, or have already started one. You study in the Master in Entrepreneurship and work on your venture in HHL’s curricular and extra-curricular programs.
Up to EUR 7,500 · eligibility and application →For excellent female candidates of all national backgrounds with strong motivation, outstanding professional and academic credentials, and the will to become active members of the HHL community. Open across HHL’s master and MBA programs.
Up to EUR 7,500 · eligibility and application →Our support goes to people: students we fund, graduates we honour and student initiatives we back.
At the HHL graduation on 22 August 2026, our chair Stefania Abbondi presented the Schmalenbach Scholar award to Adrian Seng and Álvaro Fernández Sacotto. HHL gives this honorary title to graduates for outstanding academic and personal performance. We fund the prize of €1,000 for each scholar.
The award is named after Eugen Schmalenbach, one of the first and most prominent alumni of the Handelshochschule Leipzig.
We fund scholarships for HHL students, so that talent decides who studies here: the Scholarship for Future Entrepreneurs and the Scholarship for Women in Business (on hhl.de still listed as GdF scholarships), each worth up to €7,500. In 2026 they go to:
How to apply for our scholarships →
Accelerate@HHL is a student-led initiative that promotes entrepreneurial thinking at HHL – Leipzig Graduate School of Management. The conference provides a casual environment for students, startups, investors and established companies to network, exchange views, and generate new ideas.
We regularly sponsor its annual conference. In 2026, "Building our tomorrow" brought 20 speakers to SpinLab Leipzig on 23 April. Next year's conference is held at SpinLab Leipzig again.
We organise and support events where HHL’s entrepreneurs, students and alumni meet: Entrepreneur Days, company visits, business dinners and talks.