Fellowships: Weizenbaum Institute

The Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society has been offering various fellowship programs since January 2023. The WI offers an inspiring, interdisciplinary research environment in one of the most attractive and dynamic cities in Europe.

If you are interested in conducting research as a Fellow at the Weizenbaum Institute, we look forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions about the fellowship programs, please contact Annegret Kunde and Ann Milz at: fellowships[at]weizenbaum-institut.de.

Affiliated fellowship with one or more research group(s)/unit(s)

This program is aimed at researchers who are interested in a fellowship with one or more specific research group(s) or research unit(s).

Open Fellowship Program

The Open Fellowship Program, which ran from 2023 to summer 2025, offered outstanding scientists with overarching projects the opportunity to work on new ideas at the Weizenbaum Institute. The program has ended and no further applications are possible.

Distinguished Fellowship

Distinguished Fellowships are awarded by the Board of Directors to outstanding scientists and experts.

Contact Research Groups

This overview presents the individual research groups of the Weizenbaum-Institut e.V. as well as the network partners (organisation) with the respective contact persons.

Fellowships

Current Research Fellows

Dr. Dilrukshi Gamage

Dr. Tatjana Hödl

Ass. Prof. Dr. James Steinhoff

Gameli Adzaho

Yamini Agarwal

Sénamé Koffi Agbodjinou

Prof. Dr. Theo Araujo

Prof. Dr. Diego Werneck Arguelhes

Will Atwood-Charles

Vincent August

Dr. iur. Bettina Bacher

Christian Baden

Prof. Dr. Anne Bartsch

Djamila Batache (MLaw)

Dr. Katrin Becker

Prof. Dr. Barton Beebe

Pablo Beytía

Prof. Hannah Bloch-Wehba

Prof. Dr. Pablo Boczkowski

Dr. Balázs Bodó

Prof. Dr. Catherine Bolzendahl

Michael Bossetta

Shelley Boulianne

Dr. Wolfgang Briglauer

Prof. Axel Bruns

Dr. Aljoscha Burchardt

Prof. Dan L. Burk

Anni Carlsson

Dr. Elinor Carmi

Emma Cavazzoni

Dr. Önder Çelik

Dr. Pascale Chapdelaine

Prof. Dr. Christy M.K. Cheung

Prof. Hilde Coffé

Andressa Costa

André Barbosa Ramiro Costa

Marion Coville

Johnathan R. Cromwell

Julien Dallot

Dr. Mario Daniels

Timo Daum

Nahima Quetzali Dávalos-Vázquez

Prof. Dr. Claes de Vreese

Prof. Scott deLahunta

Pieter Delobelle

PD Dr. Michael Denga, LL.M. (London)

Adio Dinika

M.Sc. Andrés Domínguez

Stella Dörenbach

Dr. Robert Dorschel

Nikolina Dragicevic

Stefania Druga

Dr. Simon Egbert

Prof. Hermann Elendner, Ph.D.

Prof. Niva Elkin-Koren

Valeria Ferrari

Benjamin Ferschli

Laura Fichtner

Dr. Adam Fish

Dr. phil Hannah Fitsch

Dr. Zoraida Frías

Paul Friedl

Prof. Ujwal Gadiraju

Dr. Felix Gaisbauer

Eltje Gajewski

Michal Gal

Dr. Dilrukshi Gamage

Prof. Dr. Sabine Gless

Prof. Sandra González-Bailón

Robert Gorwa

Fabienne Graf

Prof. Dr. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy

Sarah Grant

Dr. Jason Grant Allen, LL.M.

Rachel Griffin

Dr. Rafael Grohmann

Jan Groos

Prof. Dr. Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan