[AMS-announce] FWPS: American Academy in Berlin, Residential Fellowships, 2008-09

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The American Academy in Berlin invites 
applications for its residential fellowships for 
the 2008–2009 academic year as well as for future 
academic years. Applications are due in Berlin on October 15, 2007.

The Academy, which opened in September 1998, is a 
private, non-profit center for advanced research 
in a range of academic and cultural fields. It 
welcomes emerging as well as established 
scholars, writers, and professionals who wish to 
engage in independent study in Berlin for an 
academic semester or – in rare cases – for an 
entire academic year. The Academy is housed in 
the Hans Arnhold Center, a historic lakeside 
villa in the Wannsee district of Berlin. It 
welcomes about twenty fellows each year. Berlin 
Prizes have been awarded to historians, 
economists, poets, art historians, journalists, 
legal scholars, anthropologists, musicologists, 
public policy experts, and writers, among others. 
We do not accept project proposals in mathematics and the hard sciences.

Fellowship benefits include round-trip airfare, 
housing at the Academy, partial board, and a 
stipend ranging from $3,500 to $5,000 per month. 
Fellows are expected to be in residence at the 
Academy during the entire term of the award. The 
Academy offers furnished apartments suitable for 
individuals and couples. Limited accommodations 
are available for families with children.

All fellowships are restricted to US citizens and 
permanent residents who are based permanently in 
the US. (American expatriates are not eligible to 
apply.) Candidates in academic disciplines are 
expected to have completed a doctorate at the 
time of application. Applicants need not be 
specialists in German topics, but the submitted 
project description should explain how a Berlin 
residency might contribute to further professional development.

Application forms may be downloaded from the 
American Academy's website or obtained through 
the mail upon request. Finalist dossiers will be 
reviewed by the General Selection Committee 
following a rigorous screening process. The 
2008–2009 Berlin Prizes will be awarded in 
January 2008 and publicly announced in the spring 
of 2008. At this time, the Academy is accepting 
general applications. Composers and professional 
musicians should not use the general application 
for fellowships. They are kindly asked to consult 
the Academy's website for periodic updates about 
application process and deadlines for the next 
Deutsche Bank Berlin Prize in Music.

For further information, please contact:
The American Academy in Berlin
Attn: Application for Fellowship
Am Sandwerder 17–19
14109 Berlin, Germany
Telephone +49 (30) 804 83-0
Fax +49 (30) 804 83-111
applications at americanacademy.de
www.americanacademy.de