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.
The Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society is a place of open exchange and inspiration. For this purpose, we are looking for international scientists and experts who want to develop, discuss and investigate new ideas as Fellows at the Institute. Twice a year, the Weizenbaum Institute awards Open Fellowships for a maximum of three months. The Weizenbaum Fellows spend the time of their fellowship on site at the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin.
This Fellowship program is open to all disciplines and career levels with a project related to the research profile of the Weizenbaum Institute. We are looking for project ideas that combine basic research and interdisciplinarity with social relevance and a reference to the guiding values of the Weizenbaum Institute (strengthening individual and collective self-determination and sustainability in dealing with and using digital technology). Furthermore, they should open up new perspectives on the digitally networked society or contribute innovative proposals for solutions for research and practice to the discussion.
We offer the freedom to implement an original idea in a stimulating environment, as well as the opportunity to make new contacts, discuss concepts and gain support for a project. In addition, there is the opportunity for publications in the publication formats of the Weizenbaum Institute, especially the Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society.
Questions about the Fellowship Programme should be sent to fellowships[at]weizenbaum-institut.de.
