The American Academy in BerlinFellowship

$5,000/Month Berlin Prize Fellowship

Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 ET

Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United States

Deadline

Sep 25, 2026 12:00:00 ET

About this opportunity

The American Academy in Berlin awards roughly two dozen Berlin Prize fellowships each year to scholars, writers, journalists, and public policy professionals based in the United States. Fellows spend an academic semester in residence at the Hans Arnhold Center on Lake Wannsee, pursuing independent work and engaging German audiences through lectures, readings, and public discussions.

What you get:

Monthly stipend of $5,000 for the semester in residence
Round-trip airfare between the United States and Berlin
Furnished private accommodation at or near the Hans Arnhold Center
Partial board and access to in-house library services
Access to the Academy's transatlantic professional network and public programme

What you'll do:

Pursue an independent research, writing, artistic, or policy project across a full semester
Live in an interdisciplinary residential community of about a dozen fellows
Present your work through lectures, readings, public discussions, performances, or film screenings
Engage with German institutions, organisations, and media as part of the Academy's transatlantic mission

Who can apply

US citizens and permanent residents only
Emerging scholars: hold a PhD with a strong record of peer-reviewed work beyond the dissertation
Writers of fiction or nonfiction: at least one book published with a reputable press at time of application
Journalists, filmmakers, and public policy professionals: significant record of publication or production
Independent scholars meeting the general eligibility criteria are welcome to apply
No project proposals in mathematics or the natural sciences
Visual artists and composers apply only via separate, invitation-only competitions
Prior Berlin Prize recipients are not eligible to apply again, except in exceptional circumstances
Application materials: online form, 1500 to 1750 word project proposal with one-page bibliography, CV (max 10 pages), two writing samples (max 60 pages combined), three letters of recommendation

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+Fully funded, well-established institution founded 1994
+Named stipend, airfare, and accommodation all stated explicitly on the Academy's own page
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!Eligibility restricted to US citizens and permanent residents
!Requires established credentials: PhD for scholars, published book for writers, significant publication or production record for others
!Not open to mathematics or the natural sciences; visual artists and composers only by invitation
!Deadline closes at midday Eastern Time, not 23:59, so the 12:00 ET / 6:00 p.m. CET time is set explicitly

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About this opportunity

What you get:

Monthly stipend of $5,000 for the semester in residence
Round-trip airfare between the United States and Berlin
Furnished private accommodation at or near the Hans Arnhold Center
Partial board and access to in-house library services
Access to the Academy's transatlantic professional network and public programme

What you'll do:

Pursue an independent research, writing, artistic, or policy project across a full semester
Live in an interdisciplinary residential community of about a dozen fellows
Present your work through lectures, readings, public discussions, performances, or film screenings
Engage with German institutions, organisations, and media as part of the Academy's transatlantic mission

Who can apply

US citizens and permanent residents only
Emerging scholars: hold a PhD with a strong record of peer-reviewed work beyond the dissertation
Writers of fiction or nonfiction: at least one book published with a reputable press at time of application
Journalists, filmmakers, and public policy professionals: significant record of publication or production
Independent scholars meeting the general eligibility criteria are welcome to apply
No project proposals in mathematics or the natural sciences
Visual artists and composers apply only via separate, invitation-only competitions
Prior Berlin Prize recipients are not eligible to apply again, except in exceptional circumstances
Application materials: online form, 1500 to 1750 word project proposal with one-page bibliography, CV (max 10 pages), two writing samples (max 60 pages combined), three letters of recommendation