Every year, the Media Foundation awards achievement-oriented scholarships which include 5,000 Euros to students of the Universität Leipzig/Institut für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft:
2008: Julia Wöhrle
2007: Simona Vogel
2006: Sebastian Döring and Stine Eckert
2005: Vivien Fick and Geraldine van Gogswaardt
2004: Jana Randow and Stefanie Woska
2003: Sarah Plass, Katja Streso and Fabian Löhe
2002: Aksinja Berger and Pierre Gehmlich
2001: Steven Geyer and Michael Naumann