Weizsacker Fellows are selected through a rigorous nomination process as the academy identifies outstanding personalities who actively shape the political and social dialogue at the international level and offers them a residency of several months in Berlin. The fellowship is considered one of the most prestigious in Germany where fellows include politicians, policy makers and renowned scholars. The Richard von Weizsacker Fellowship was established in honor of the former Federal President, who served for many years on the Board of Trustees of the Robert Bosch Stiftung.