The aim of the IAS Fellowship consists of catalyzing new ideas by bringing together internationally recognized academics as well as writers, artists and practitioners. Applicants from any discipline are eligible to apply and they may come from an academic or non-academic background (e.g. public intellectuals, artists, writers, film makers, journalists, politicians). They should have a well-established or strongly emerging international reputation, have made major contributions to their field and provide evidence of research leadership and / or public impact.