APSA Congressional Fellowship

Each year, the German Marshall Fund provides support for two mid-career German professionals to participate in the prestigious ten-month American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellowship.

European Seminar on European Security and Defense Policies

From August 28 – September 4, 2010, the German Ministry of Defense, GMF’s partner for the Manfred Wörner Seminar, will host its inaugural European Seminar on European security and defense policies.

Manfred Wörner Seminar

Begun in 1982 as the Multiplikatoren Seminar (Multiplier Seminar) and co-sponsored by the German Marshall Fund and the Armed Forces Office of the German Defense Ministry, the annual Manfred Wörner Seminar brings together 30 young Americans and Germans to examine German and European security policy and to discuss U.S.–German and U.S.–European security interests.  The Seminar serves to deepen understanding between participants from both countries and offers an excellent opportunity to broaden professional networks.

Marshall Memorial Fellowship

The Marshall Memorial Fellowship, GMF’s flagship leadership development program, provides a unique opportunity for emerging leaders from the U.S. and Europe to explore policies, institutions, and culture on the other side of the Atlantic.  Founded in 1982, the MMF program has attracted over 2,000 of the best and brightest from all sectors, including politics, media, business, and nongovernmental organizations.  GMF awards the Marshall Memorial Fellowships to over 100 transatlantic leaders each year.

Peter R. Weitz Award

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) awards the Peter R. Weitz prize to acknowledge excellence and originality in reporting on European or transatlantic affairs in the American media. The prize was established in 1999 in memory of Peter R. Weitz, former GMF director of programs, who took a keen interest in promoting coverage of European topics by American journalists. The program’s goal is to encourage U.S. media coverage of European or transatlantic issues and increase American awareness of those issues.

Transatlantic Academy Fellowships

The Transatlantic Academy is comprised of six scholars – four fellows and two junior fellows. Fellows are in residence at GMF’s Washington office for up to 10 months, and actively participate in a collaborative environment, sharing and discussing their work with each other and Academy guests. Working together from a transatlantic and interdisciplinary perspective, Academy fellows use research, publications, and ideas to make policy-relevant contributions to policy debates facing the transatlantic community.

Transatlantic Fellows Program

Each year GMF invites a small number of senior policy-practitioners, journalists, businesspeople, and academics to develop a range of programs and initiatives and build important networks of policymakers and analysts in the Euroatlantic community.

Urban and Regional Policy Fellowships

Urban and Regional Policy fellowships, jointly supported by the Compagnia di San Paolo and the Bank of America Foundation, are intended to provide opportunities for practitioners and policy-makers working on economic and social issues at the urban and regional policy levels to meet with their counterparts across the Atlantic and discuss policies and measures that have been implemented.  Fellows can then return from their time overseas equipped with the ideas and insights necessary to effect significant and lasting positive change in their own communities.