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 ...

On 10 December, the historic Imperial Hall at the Munich Residence played host for the eighth time to the presentation of the Franz Josef Strauss Prize, which in 2011 was awarded to former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev.  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 ...