2015/2016 Fellow The BUKA fellowship was a life-changing opportunity for me both personally and professionally and one of the most impactful and influential times of my life. I was able to learn more about my field of work and clarify my professional goals, as well as form ongoing connections and relationships in Germany. It expanded …
2022/2023 Fellow | AWO Kreisverband Berlin-Mitte e.V. | Berlin Urgent Plea for the Continuation of the German Chancellor Fellowship Dear President Robert Schlögl, General Secretary Enno Aufderheide, and esteemed members of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, I write this letter with profound gratitude for the transformative experiences bestowed upon me during the German Chancellor Fellowship …
2011/2012 Fellow | BSW-Solar (Germany Solar Industry Association) | Berlin My BUKA fellowship was life-changing for me, and it has paid dividends beyond my own personal experience too. During my 2011-2012 fellowship hosted by BSW-Solar (the German Solar Industry Association), I had the honor of presenting on my work at the international Greenbuild conference, put …
2020/2021 Fellow | Centre for Global Cooperation Research – University of Duisburg-Essen | Duisburg I am a German Chancellor Fellow from the 2020/2021 cohort and this fellowship gave me the opportunity to develop my own research in the area of Internet governance, which is an area that requires intense international cooperation. I was able to …
2018/2019 Fellow | University of Munich (LMU-Munich) | Munich The German Chancellor Fellowship is a leadership programme that allowed me to establish relevant professional contacts in the fields of international relations and political science.
2013/2014 Fellow | The Ecologic Institute | Berlin The BUKA transformed my career and built a lifetime connection between my family and Germany. Through the network, it led directly to my current position at the California Public Utilities Commission, a lead agency for climate policy. The expertise and understanding I acquired during my BUKA year …
2017/2018 Fellow | German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP e.V.) | Berlin I am perhaps the most predictable possible participant in the BUKA program- an American working on foreign policy with German roots- and yet it was still an expansive learning experience. My BUKA year was incredibly professionally enriching, but it also gave me the …
2008/2009 Fellow | Alice Salomon University of Applied Science | Berlin The project that I worked on during my time as a BUKA fellow involved a conflict management curriculum to promote intercultural awareness. Since then, I moved to Denmark and have developed this initiative by starting an organization called Mellem Education. Mellem Education offers workshops …
2005/2006 Fellow | KAS, SWP and FE | Berlin Eighteen years after my BUKA year, I still think about my fellowship year almost every month — my research, the people I met, and the things I learned. Professionally, being a German Chancellor Scholar was a recognition that helped me get positions at the British Consulate …
2008/2009 Fellow | Bamberg University | Bamberg The fellowship taught me to rely upon a much wider context than I had had before. Despite my attempts to think globally, I had been lacking the diversity of contexts that BUKAS programme brought to me. Diversity of origins and personal experiences of programme’s fellows was multiplied through …