Online applications were possible from 4 September to 11 November 2024. A selection will be made by March 2025. If you have any questions about the current procedure, please contact: dja-zuwahl@diejungeakademie.de

Die Junge Akademie stands for the promotion of outstanding young scientists and artists, interdisciplinary collaboration and work at the interface between science and society. It offers its members access to a wide-ranging, constantly growing network as well as financial resources to jointly realise interdisciplinary projects.

The members of Die Junge Akademie are united by their passion for joint intellectual work and interdisciplinary exchange, and for tackling unsolved problems by trying new things and assuming new perspectives. They belong to a wide range of disciplines and the arts and are elected for a period of five years. They have a research budget, which is used for joint scientific and artistic projects, as well as a personal budget that can be used for individual support.

Membership of Die Junge Akademie is intended for outstanding academics and artists who have completed a doctorate or artistic qualification. The date of the final examination of this work should be at least three, but no longer than seven years ago by the end of the application deadline (11 November 2024), which must be proven by the doctoral certificate or a comparable document. Parental and care periods as well as periods of illness will be taken into account.

In addition, at least one further outstanding academic/artistic achievement is expected or that the applicants have achieved visibility with an independent academic or artistic profile after graduation. Members should represent their subject with a desire for innovation, passion and the ability to engage in interdisciplinary discourse and have the time capacity for active membership.

Die Junge Akademie benefits from having diverse perspectives and views flowing into its work. It is thus its goal to acquire members with experience that is as diverse as possible. Neither German citizenship nor main place of residence in Germany are necessary requirements for acceptance. However, members must have good knowledge of the German language. Furthermore, Die Junge Akademie expects its members to actively participate in the academy’s events, which take place primarily in Germany. The willingness and ability to participate must be credibly demonstrated.