| Program Structure
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| The primary aim of the Fellows Program is to promote the gradual opening of science and to spread the principle of collaborative knowledge production in accordance with the Wikipedia model. The program is geared toward young scientists and academics from all disciplines who want to make their own research and teaching open and usable. The Fellows Program supports the Fellows over a period of eight months and consists of four components: qualification, mentoring, financial support and networking & visibility.
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1. Qualification
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In addition to theoretical basics on the topics of Open Knowledge and Open Science, the Fellows Program also shows participants how to apply them in practice. The focus is on supporting the Fellows in their work with digital resources. They are acquainted with methods and procedures, but also with tools they can use to promote Open Science
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| 2. Mentoring
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Over a period of eight months the fellows are individually advised by mentors who already apply Open Science methods in their research. They serve as permanent contact persons for the implementation of their goals within their research projects. The Fellows are in regular contact with their mentors. This exchange can take the form of individual mentoring or peer-to-peer mentoring in the form of self-organized working groups. For a continuous evaluation of the joint work, the fellows and their mentors agree on fixed goals and courses of action at the beginning of the program..
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3. Financial Support
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For the program year 2017/2018, 20 fellowships will be awarded, each endowed with 5,000 euros. These are individual and customized fellowships that provide Fellows with the freedom and resources they need to carry out their own research projects. Travel and accommodation costs for classroom events as part of the Fellows Program will also be reimbursed as required.
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| 4. Networking & Visibility
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| The program is designed to make the subject of Open Science more visible and to promote it in scientific institutions and communities. A central component of the program is the open scientific communication and networking of the Fellows with other active participants in the area of Open Science.
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