The Patronage Award for Political Journalism is granted to journalists in the up-and-coming generation by the Hanns Seidel Foundation's Academy for Politics and Current Events every two years. With this award, the Foundation would like to encourage students and doctoral candidates to take a critical look at a current topic. more ...

The Hanns Seidel Foundation also supports culture and customs in accordance with their statutes. In doing so, the foundation fulfils the legacy of the late Mrs. Maria and Mr. Max Wutz from the year 1981, who donated their inheritance to cultivate and support Bavarian folk music. As trustee of this legacy, the Hanns Seidel Foundation grants cultural awards during the Days of Folk Music "for outstanding performance".  more ...

In memory of Franz Josef Strauss' political life's work, the Hanns Seidel Foundation grants an award named after him – the Franz Josef Strauss Award. The Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker accepted the award at a festive ceremony on September 5, 2008 in Munich. He is the seventh holder of the coveted award. more ...

Since 1987, the Hanns Seidel Foundation has been supporting singer-songwriters and song poets, especially talented young artists. This may seem odd for a political foundation, but fostering culture is also one of the foundation's aims. Since introducing the award, over 2,000 young musicians have participated in the event. more ...

In the year 2006, the patronage division of the Hanns Seidel Foundation encouraged young journalists to hand in their publications on the topic "Dialog of Cultures" to the Hanns Seidel Foundation. The jury of the political foundation granted three awards and one special award to the participants. more ...