The Change! Fellowships from the Volkswagen Foundation fund transdisciplinary research partnerships tackling societal transformation through collaboration between academics and non-academic partners.
Contours of Future Democratic Society supports humanities and social-science research groups studying political, technological and social transformations to understand the emerging shape of democratic society.
Democracy as Utopia, Experience and Threat supports humanities and social science research groups studying historical conflicts over democracy to explore competing visions of a just society and political order.
Navigating a Transforming World Order: Fellowships on Security and Technology supports postdoctoral researchers studying security and technology from a European perspective to inform policy and practice.
The Transatlantic Bridge Professorships from the Volkswagen Foundation support top US scholars in collaborative research on democracy, rights, or transatlantic relations at German institutions.