Established in 1994, the American Academy in Berlin aims to strengthen the long-standing intellectual, cultural, and political ties between the United States and Germany by supporting advanced scholarship and practice in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and public policy. Each year, the Academy awards roughly 25 semester-long Berlin Prize fellowships to outstanding scholars, writers, journalists, composers, and artists based in the United States. Fellows pursue independent projects in a residential community at the Hans Arnhold Center, a historic villa on Lake Wannsee. Throughout the semester, they share their work with German colleagues and audiences at lectures, readings, discussions, concerts, and film screenings, which form the core of the Academy’s dynamic public programming.
Welcome to the online application for the 2027-28 Berlin Prize at the American Academy in Berlin. Before beginning your application, please review our eligibility requirements:
Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation. Before requesting letters via SlideRoom, please obtain permission from each referee you intend to list. Referees will receive an automated email from SlideRoom with instructions for submitting their letters. The deadline for letters of recommendation is Friday, October 2, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (6:00 p.m. Central European Time).
For the best experience, we recommend using Google Chrome to access the application. Due to potential compatibility issues, we generally advise against using Safari. Please note that we use SlideRoom’s European platform: https://review.slideroom.eu. We suggest bookmarking this URL for easy access throughout the application process. If you encounter any difficulties, contact Thomas Castañeda at apply@americanacademy.de.
Awards:- $ 5000 stipend
Deadline:- 25-09-2026
