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.

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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.

Past Fellows

Browse the Academy’s fellows since 1998—a community that now spans more than six hundred scholars, writers, artists, composers, and journalists.

Camila Agosto

Composer, Columbia University

Matthieu Aikins

Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine

Esra Akcan

Associate Professor of Architecture, Cornell University

Daniel Albright (1945-2015)

Ernst Bernbaum Professor of Literature, Harvard University

Robert Z. Aliber

Professor Emeritus of International Economics and Finance, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Jennifer Allen

Assistant Professor of History, Yale University

Hilton Als

Staff Writer, The New Yorker

Nora M. Alter

Professor of Film and Media Arts, Temple University

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.

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