The Anna-Maria Kellen Berlin Prize is annually funded by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and the descendants of Hans and Ludmilla Arnhold, who provided the American Academy with the founding gift and who continue their magnanimous support. The Anna-Maria Kellen Fellowship is named after one of Hans H. Arnhold’s daughters. The following individuals are the recipients of the Anna-Maria Kellen Fellowship:

The Axel Springer Fellowship was established in 2003 with the generous support of Axel Springer SE. It aims to promote German-American dialogue in the fields of media, public policy, and other areas of contemporary concern. The Axel Springer Fellow is selected annually from the Academy’s pool of accepted fellows, and may be from a journalistic, academic, or public policy background. The following individuals are the recipients of the Axel Springer Fellowship:

The Bayer Berlin Prize in Health & Biotech was established in 2021 and is generously supported on an annual basis by Bayer AG. The fellowship will allow individuals working at the forefront of public health, biotechnology, and adjacent fields to advance expert networks and promote cross-border dialogue. The inaugural Bayer Fellow in Health & Biotech is Howard K. Koh, the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at Harvard University’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health.

The American Academy in Berlin is pleased to have received funding from the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation for the establishment of a fellowship in honor of the former chairman of the Krupp Foundation, Berthold Beitz, one of the most distinguished Germans of the twentieth century. The Berthold Beitz Berlin Prize Fellowship commenced in fall 2024 and brings one scholar annually to the Academy’s Hans Arnhold Center for a semester-long residency in Berlin. The fellowship’s focus is on economic and political history.

The Berthold Leibinger Berlin Prize was founded in 2006 and is supported annually by the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung. The fellowship aims at highlighting the bonds between the United States and Germany as well as to encourage dialogue beyond Berlin, namely in Baden-Württemberg. Leibinger Fellows, one of which is chosen annually, come from the liberal arts and the humanities. The following individuals are the recipients of the Berthold Leibinger Fellowship:

The Deutsche Bank Berlin Prize in Music Composition was inaugurated in spring 2022. Each year the fellowship invites a talented composer to spend a semester at the American Academy in Berlin, interact with professionals in fields of music and performance, and present his or her work to German audiences in an annual Deutsche Bank Concert. The inaugural Deutsche Bank Fellow in Music Composition was the Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist and performance artist Du Yun.

The annually funded Ellen Maria Gorrissen Berlin Prize was founded in 2001 by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and the descendants of Hans and Ludmilla Arnhold, who also provided the founding gift for the American Academy in Berlin and remain the Academy’s largest benefactor. The Ellen Maria Gorrissen Berlin Prize is named after one of Hans H. Arnhold’s daughters. The following individuals are the recipients of the Ellen Maria Gorrissen Fellowship: