The Auguste van Werveke-Hanno Foundation awards scholarships to students who are residents of Luxembourg, are enrolled in at least their second year of higher education, and are pursuing studies in architecture or fine arts leading to a diploma, degree, or other higher education qualification recognized by the competent authority in the country where it is awarded.

The Auguste van Werveke-Hanno Foundation was created in 2002 at the bequest of Anita van Werveke in memory of her father, Auguste van Werveke-Hanno (1866-1927), a drawing professor at the École d'artisans de l'État (currently the Lycée des Arts et Métiers). Entering under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg in 2021, scholarship applications continue to be processed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

The Foundation awards scholarships to students who reside in Luxembourg pursuing higher education studies in the following areas:

• Architecture
• Fine arts
• Advertising/multimedia
• Interior architecture/decoration
• Design

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the applicants' academic merit, the advancement of their studies, and the strength of their personal application.

For the academic year 2025-2026, the scholarships were attributed during a ceremony to the following laureates: 

• Milo Hatfield, Fine arts
• Emma Belner-Dagonnet, Fine arts
• Zeynep Helin Kaya, Architecture
• Jean-Philippe Hoffmann, Architecture

From left to right : Paula de Vaugelas, Fondation de Luxembourg ; Annemarie Arens, independent member of the management committee of the Fondation Auguste van Werveke-Hanno; Stéphanie Schott, Ministry of Research and Higher Education; Manon Kirsch, Ministry of Research and Higher Education; Tonika Hirdman, Director General of the Fondation de Luxembourg ; Zeynep Helin Kaya, laureate; Stéphanie Obertin, Minister of Research and Higher Education; Emma Belner-Dagonnet, laureate; Milo Hatfield, laureate; Léon Diederich, Ministry of Research and Higher Education, President of the management committee of the Fondation Auguste van Werveke-Hanno

Photo: © MESR