Under the umbrella of our program, we offer four different fellowships:

Berlin Program Dissertation Fellowships: Fellowships for dissertation research are EUR 1,400.00 per month. In addition, the program reimburses costs for transatlantic travel up to a maximum of EUR 1,200.00. Applicants for a dissertation fellowship must be full-time graduate students at a North American university, must have completed all coursework required for a Ph.D. and must have achieved ABD (all but dissertation) status by the time the proposed research stay in Berlin begins.

Berlin Program Postdoctoral Fellowships: Fellowships for postdoctoral research are EUR 1,600.00 per month. In addition, the program reimburses costs for transatlantic travel up to a maximum of EUR 1,200.00. We support recent postdocs, i.e. applicants who have received their doctorates in the last two calendar years from a North American university or applicants who are in the process of receiving their Ph.D. from a North American university and will have defended their thesis by the time the proposed research in Berlin begins.

Max Kade Berlin Fellowships (Postdoc): The fellowship offers a stipend of 25,000.00 USD for a research stay in Berlin for 10 to 12 months. The support covers living and travel expenses. Eligible are U.S. citizens who have received their doctorates in the last two calendar years from a North American university or applicants who are in the process of receiving their Ph.D. from a North American university and will have defended their thesis by the time the proposed research in Berlin begins.

Kerstin Leitner Berlin Fellowships (Dissertation): This opportunity is a year-long fellowship (12 months), has a value of EUR 1,400.00 per month and carries a travel reimbursement of EUR 1,200.00 (maximum). Eligible are Ph.D. candidates from China and Africa. Scholars from China’s central provinces (e.g. Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi) or Southern Africa (e.g. Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe) are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must be enrolled as a full-time graduate student in a Ph.D. program in a humanities or social science discipline at a university in Africa or China.

For key features and eligibility of each stipend, check our Fellowships Overview https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/bprogram/application/Fellowship-Overview/index.html.