CAIS College funds innovative projects that deal with the social opportunities and challenges of digital transformation, and develop perspectives for practice. The funding program is open to excellent scholars and practitioners, to all disciplines and areas of investigation, as well as to pure research and to projects that are more applied in orientation. Fellows receive financial support for six or three months for a residency at CAIS College in Bochum, Germany, allowing them to focus on their projects without regular work obligations. Application requirements include clear, focused proposals relevant to CAIS’s agenda. An academic degree is not required if highly distinguished within their peer group. Master or PhD dissertations cannot be funded.