Weimarer Kolleg

The Weimarer Kolleg is a one-year fellowship programme for a new generation of European responsibility-bearers from Germany, France and Poland. The programme brings together 30 fellows from politics, public administration, civil society and other sectors for three in-person modules and collaborative project work across six thematic clusters. Fellows develop joint project ideas and networks to strengthen democratic cooperation and European action. The programme is an initiative of the Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung together with Institut Montaigne and the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation in cooperation with the European Academy Berlin.

Participation in three residential modules in Germany, France and Poland; networking with leading figures from politics, science and civil society; development of joint project ideas in thematic working groups.

The programme is for emerging leaders from Germany, France and Poland drawn from politics, public administration, civil society and other sectors; 30 fellows were selected from over 500 applications for the first cohort.

Open application and selection by the programme organizers (30 fellows were chosen from over 500 applications).