The Berlin Fellowship
Overview
The Humanity in Action journey begins with a year-long Fellowship.
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Photo: ©Sharon Nathan, 2022 European Fellow
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Accepting applicants from:
June 1 – 23, 2021 (virtual)
Placing Germany’s human rights realities today into the context of its colonial history and the Holocaust.
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Photo: ©Sharon Nathan, 2022 European Fellow
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For historical lessons in catastrophic human rights violations, there are few more powerful case studies than Germany. The Berlin Fellowship looks at the country’s past to better see its present.
A focal point of German colonialism, the Weimar Republic, National Socialism and the Cold War, the city does not only carry enormous historical significance. It continues to be a pivotal point for contemporary social justice struggles including the accommodation of asylum seekers fleeing more recent atrocities.
Home to a diverse range of communities in a city that never sleeps, Berlin offers a unique landscape to view the social, cultural, and historical clashes taking place across European democracies. Berlin Fellows examine contemporary questions around identity formation and societal pluralism seen through the lens of those affected.
The 2020 Berlin Fellowship takes place in partnership with Goethe University Frankfurt/Main.
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Photo: Courtesy of EVZ Foundation, 2022 European Fellowship Fellows
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Our Fellowship Partners and Supporters in 2020
Become a Fellow
Every year, new Humanity in Action Fellows come together in six cities across Europe and the United States to study how and why people resist intolerance and protect democratic values.
