The Fall 2022 Program September 13, 2022 Juliane Schallau News Download the fall 2022 program, featuring topics from American electoral politics to eco-musicology to a cultural history of American violence. Read more
Announcing the Carol Kahn Strauss Fellowship in Jewish Studies September 12, 2022 R. Jay News The American Academy in Berlin is pleased to announce a gift of $2.4 million from Carol Kahn Strauss to establish an endowed fellowship in Jewish Studies. Read more
The 2022-23 Berlin Prize Fellows May 20, 2022 Juliane Schallau News The American Academy has granted fellowships for fall 2022 and spring 2023 to twenty outstanding American scholars, writers, composers, and artists. Read more
Nina von Maltzahn (1941-2022) April 20, 2022 R. Jay News The American Academy mourns the passing of Nina von Maltzahn -- longtime trustee, friend, advisor, and one of its most generous supporters. Read more
Apply for a 2023-24 Berlin Prize April 19, 2022 R. Jay News The Academy is now accepting applications for 2023-24 Berlin Prize Fellowships. Read more
The 2021-22 Berlin Journal April 19, 2022 R. Jay News The 2021-22 Berlin Journal features a range of essays, stories, and artwork by this year's class of fellows. Happy reading! Read more
The Deutsche Bank Fellowship in Music Composition March 17, 2022 R. Jay News The American Academy in Berlin and Deutsche Bank are proud to announce the establishment of The Deutsche Bank Fellowship in Music Composition. Read more
The Spring 2022 Program February 24, 2022 Juliane Schallau News Download the spring 2022 program, featuring topics from the future of lithium to EU-China relations to the forever pandemic of global tobacco. Read more
Remembering Madeleine Albright (1937−2022) February 22, 2022 Juliane Schallau News The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Read more
The 2021 Henry A. Kissinger Prize November 19, 2021 Juliane Schallau News The 2021 Henry A. Kissinger Prize has been awarded to General James N. Mattis, twenty-sixth U.S. Secretary of Defense. Read more