Fellows
Each semester, the Academy welcomes a new class of Berlin Prize fellows to the Hans Arnhold Center—scholars, writers, artists, composers, and journalists from the United States, pursuing independent work in Berlin. Since 1998, more than 600 fellows have made the Academy their home for advanced study and community.
Current Fellows
The scholars, writers, artists, and journalists in residence at the Hans Arnhold Center this semester, and the projects they are pursuing while in Berlin.
Andrea Bernstein
William Burke-White
Aaron Cohen
Sara Cwynar
Dagmar Herzog
Alice Hill
Ethan Kapstein
Katie Kitamura
Ya-Wen Lei
Stephanie Leitch
Carmen Maria Machado
Allison Stanger
James van Dyke
Past Fellows
Browse the Academy’s fellows since 1998—a community that now spans more than six hundred scholars, writers, artists, composers, and journalists.
Hakim Abderrezak
Marco Abel
David Abraham
Michael J. Abramowitz
Bruce Ackerman
Joan Acocella (1945-2024)
Samuel Adler
Joel Agee
Apply for a Fellowship
Each year, the Academy awards roughly two dozen Berlin Prize fellowships to scholars, writers, artists, composers, and journalists based in the United States. Fellows receive a monthly stipend, round-trip airfare, and accommodation at the Hans Arnhold Center for a semester of independent work in Berlin.





















