The Mercator Fellowship Program enables outstanding individuals from all over the world to do research on a specific academic or practice project and pursue explorative and unconventional fellow ideas, which address aspects relevant to the work of Stiftung Mercator.

Mercator Exchange combines the international exchange programmes run by Stiftung Mercator for schools, young people and multipliers. Under the Mercator Exchange umbrella, these programmes are expanded, refined and further developed. Mercator Exchange is Stiftung Mercator’s way of investing in the exchange of people and ideas between China, Turkey and Europe.

Stiftung Mercator uses the Mercator Alumni Fund to support events, specialist seminars, workshops and project ideas by and for Mercator fellows and alumni. The goal is to foster an expert exchange on the foundation’s themes, to support inter-programme networking and to promote the ideas and initiatives of Stiftung Mercator fellows and alumni.

The IPC Fellowship Programme is at the heart of the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), an initiative that concentrates on the exchange of ideas and people in Turkey. The core philosophy behind this partnership is to identify common perspectives while at the same time always bearing in mind the European context.

Shortly before the European elections, we invite our network members to the political heart of Europe! Through cross-programme and intergenerational exchanges, discussions on the role and future of Europe and Europe-related visits, we want to strengthen the Mercator Alumni Community and spur the discussion and exchange on current European affairs.