July 20, 2021
The American Academy in Berlin: Berlin Prize
Application Deadline: September 27, 2021, 3 PM Pacific Time
- For established and emerging scholars, writers, and professionals who wish to engage in independent study
- Projects should benefit from a residency in Berlin, but need not be on German topics
- Includes round-trip airfare and a stipend of $5,000 per month
- Restricted to applicants based permanently in the U.S. Citizenship is not required.
Each year, the American Academy in Berlin welcomes around twenty fellows, who support our mission to enrich transatlantic dialogue in the arts, humanities, and public policy through the development and communication of projects of the highest scholarly merit. Past recipients have included anthropologists, art historians, literary scholars, philosophers, historians, musicologists, journalists, writers, filmmakers, sociologists, legal scholars, diplomats, economists, and public policy experts, among others.
For all projects, the Academy asks that candidates explain the relevance of a stay in Berlin to the development of their work.
The Berlin Prize is a fellowship which include round-trip airfare, housing at the Hans Arnhold Center, partial board, and a stipend of $5,000 per month. Fellows are expected to be in residence at the Academy during the entire term of the award, generally one academic semester, and to offer two public events about their work. The Academy supports the projects of the Berlin Prize fellows in a variety of ways, from building a strong interdisciplinary community and active networking, to an excellent library service.
For more information about this opportunity, including how to apply and how the institute has proceeded to host its fellows during COVID-19, click here.