Einstein Forum/Wittenstein Foundation 2026 Fellowship Program for Young Thinkers

Published: 07 Feb 2025

The Einstein Forum and the Wittenstein Foundation offer a fellowship for outstanding young thinkers who wish to pursue a project in a different field from that of their previous research. The purpose of the fellowship is to support those who, in addition to producing superb work in their area of specialization, are also open to other, interdisciplinary approaches – following the example set by Albert Einstein.

Einstein Forum/Wittenstein Foundation Fellowship Program

Application Deadline	May 15, 2025
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Einstein Forum
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Einstein Forum/Wittenstein Foundation Fellowship Program

• The fellowship includes living accommodations for five to six months in the garden cottage of Einstein`s own summerhouse in Caputh, Brandenburg, only a short distance away from the universities and academic institutions of Potsdam and Berlin.
• The fellow will receive a stipend of EUR 10,000 and reimbursement of travel expenses.

Requirements for Einstein Forum/Wittenstein Foundation Fellowship Program

Candidates must be under 35 and hold a university degree in the humanities, in the social sciences, or in the natural sciences.

Application Documents

• CV
• A two-page project proposal
• Two letters of recommendation

Application Deadline

May 15, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Einstein Forum on www.einsteinforum.de to apply