Scholarbook Team

Simon Stützel is the founder of Scholarbook and our best example of how you can really improve your own performance with an athletic scholarship in the United States. During adolescence, his greatest success was only to participate in the national championships. Then, with the help of a sports scholarship he left to the Queens University in Charlotte, where he made his Master in Business Administration and began to significantly reduce his times in middle distance running. Now Simon Stützel is one of the best runners in Germany – from the middle distance all the way to the marathon.

Simons stay in the United States also paid off for our Scholarbook customers. Simon is friends with many US coaches and is very familiar with the American athletics scene. Consequently, he can offer extensive support to our athletes.

If he is not busy speaking with the coaches about scholarships, Simon Stützel is just again running through his hometown Karlsruhe. The 28-year-old even in this country trains at the highest level. Last year, he fulfilled one of his biggest dreams when he for the first time was able to wear the German national team jersey in Japan. Besides running, Simon enjoys cooking – or spending some time in the sauna.

Thomas Bojanowski has been with Scholarbook since its foundation. With the help of a sports scholarship the athlete was able to study Communication and Psychology at Wake Forrest University in the USA. “That is how I experienced how cool it is to study in the USA”, says Thomas. Because he had previously studied Sports Management for four terms in Germany, he also had a direct comparison with the German universities. “I am totally excited about my time over there and would always go back again”, Thomas continues.

But now he is dedicated primarily to Scholarbook and the clients in Germany, especially the Rhein-Main area. If you want to schedule an appointment in Frankfurt with him, please fill out the opportunity assessment and he will offer you a meeting in the upcoming days.

Several years ago Nicole Steinke moved up from being an athlete supervisor to being the Manager in Scholarbook. Meanwhile, she maintains our website, trains new employees and is busy planning large projects. Technically seen it is indeed far from her original English and Romance studies, but Nicole could not imagine a better place to work: “It’s nice to see that everyone at Scholarbook gives his best, enabling our customers to achieve their dreams”, Nicole Steinke mentions happily.

If the phone for once does not ring, then her passion is horseback riding through the countryside. Nicole then imagines being in Texas and tries to overcome her endless wanderlust.

As Head of Austria, Christoph Sander is responsible for the support of our customers in the Alpine Republic. As he still is an active runner and a student in Vienna, he knows first-hand about the limited opportunities in Austria, to combine studies and sports.

Christoph regrets that he did not hear about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity before. He was able though to at least go to the UAA Anchorage Alaska for one semester in his master studies and therefore is able to teach his customers through first hand experience.

Christoph is 4x Austrian champion over 3,000m and 10,000m steeplechase, has been 5x at the European championships and once at the college European championships in cross country. He is a successful athlete and a reliable advisor, who is looking forward to help any Austrian athlete out there.

As our Manager for Switzerland, Thomas Petrich is responsible for all our sports talents from Switzerland. Thomas Petrich is well aware of the difficult conditions of combining sports and studies in Switzerland and has therefore also fulfilled his dream of a sports scholarship in the USA. Thomas is very grateful for this experience because he has not only improved sports wise but has also earned his Master’s degree in Sports Administration with his tennis scholarship. However, Thomas Petrich is also aware of the difficulties an athlete has to master on his way to the USA: How do I contact the trainers? What do I need to apply for a university? How do I apply for my visa? Our customers from Switzerland no longer need to ask these questions, as Thomas Petrich is happy to provide them with his advice and assistance.

Working in France, Bruno Bortuzzo is responsible for supporting our french speaking clients in their desire to fulfill the American dream. He has international experience, as he has already lived in France, the United States, Argentina, Peru and Germany (where he obtained a Master’s degree in Sport Management). After training an AS Monaco youth team and playing soccer for an American university, he knows how important it is for a young adult to develop his international experience and learn through learning different cultures. He believes that obtaining a scholarship at an American university, almost free of charge, is an excellent opportunity to make the big leap in adult life.
You can reach him quickly by phone, e-mail or even Facebook.