The Friends and Booster Club of the Faculty of Protestant Theology Münster e.V. supports the work of the faculty at the University of Münster in research and teaching methods by providing resources and ideas.

Primarily, they provide means in order to:

  • boost scientific projects and community tasks at the Faculty of Protestant Theology
  • boost the scientific dialogue with other faculties and research centres nationally and abroad
  • and boost special measurements to further qualifications of students and junior researchers studying at the Faculty of Protestant Theology

The club works humanitarily and strives to maintain its goals as defined in the section „Steuerbegünstigte Zwecke“ (=tax-advantaged privileges) of the Tax Code. We welcome new members: the annual fee amounts to 30€; students, vicars and trainees pay 10€.

Membership is granted if applicants hand in a written request to the president:


Herrn Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Beintker

Wibbeltweg 10, 48612 Horstmar

Phone: +49 2558 / 1068

beintke@uni-muenster.de

 

Award Ceremony

At the graduation ceremony at the beginning of each new semester, the Friends’ and Supporters’ Association awards the

Prize for Outstanding Achievement in a Major Seminar Paper

written for a major seminar at the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of Münster. The prize money amounts to €500.

Nominations must be submitted via the Dean’s Office to the Chair of the Friends’ and Supporters’ Association by 15 June or 22 December of each year.

Eligible to submit nominations are the professors of the Faculty of Protestant Theology. Students may also submit their own work, provided it has been graded “very good.”

In addition, the Friends’ and Supporters’ Association awards the

Prize for an Outstanding Theological Project / Outstanding Theological Work

that addresses contemporary issues in social ethics, in particular topics related to equality and diversity as well as the handling of sexualized violence.

Nominations are to be submitted via the Dean’s Office to the Chair of the Friends’ and Supporters’ Association. Nominees must be members of the Faculty of Protestant Theology. The prize is awarded once per year. The prize money amounts to €500.