Prof. Dr. Mergel Awards and grants

  1. Schmidt Futures Innovation Fellow, 2022-present
  2. Stifterverband Baden-Württemberg: Fellowship für Lehrinnovation: Studentische Selbstwirksamkeit in Grossvorlesungen durch digitale Lehr-/Lernprozesse unterstützen, 2023
  3. IBM – The Center for the Business of Government: Agile Leadership in the Public Sector, $20.000, 2023-2024.
  4. Stiftung Innovative Hochschullehre (StIL) – Freiraum 2022: AgilePA – Agile Methoden in der verwaltungswissenschaftlichen Lehre, 2022-2024
  5. European Commission H2020 grant: LibrarIn: Value co-creation and social innovations for a new generation of European libraries, 2022-2025.
  6. Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Kompetenzzentrum für öffentliche Verwaltung, Title: „Aufbau von Digitalkompetenzen in der deutschen öffentlichen Verwaltung: Institutioneller, organisationaler und kultureller Kontext“, Begleitforschung der Work4Germany- und  Tech4Germany-Fellowships, €91.707,09, 2021
  7. EU Interreg, Smart Government Academy, Start June 1, 2019 (36 months), total €1.107.388,98/UKON part: €146.185,56
  8. University of Konstanz, Shared Classroom seminar with Tallinn University of Technology: Eberle Stiftung €6.853,70, DAAD €3.200, VEUK €1.500, Erasmus mobility €675, Exzellenzinitiative €3.500
  9. European Commission H2020 Transformation of Public Administration, Co-VAL, Start November 1, 2017 (36 months), total €4,461,508.75/UKONpart: €380,000
  10. University of Konstanz, Internal teaching grants; 2017: €2.507 & €3.075,95; 2018: €2.565
  11. University of Konstanz, Internal funding for digital transformation start-up project: €16,000 & €5,800
  12. IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “Implementing Digital Service Teams, 2016, $20,000
  13. IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “Designing the Social Intranet”, 2015, $20,000
  14. Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration, Title: Supplement: “Designing the Social Intranet”, 2015, $2,500
  15. Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Andrew Berlin Family fund, Title: “Social Media Monitoring in the Public Sector”, $5,000
  16. Appleby Mosher Award, 2015-2016, $1,200
  17. Maxwell School Summer Assistant Program, 2014, $1,800
  18. Appleby Mosher Award, 2014-2015, $1,000
  19. Maxwell School Summer Assistant Program, 2013, $1,600
  20. The Dirksen Congressional Research Center: Strategic intent vs. observed tactics of Twitter use among Members of Congress, May 2013 -April 2014, $3,500.
  21. German Academic Exchange Service, Travel Grant, 2013, $1,500
  22. Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, 2013-2014, $1,200.
  23. IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “Social media analytics in the public sector”, May 2012, $20,000
  24. Korean Institute for Public Administration: “Social media use in emergency management in the United States”, January –July 2012, $4,000
  25. Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, 2012-2013, $1,200
  26. PARCC Faculty mini grant: “Measuring social media impact”, 2011-2012, $2,500
  27. IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “Working the Network: A Managers’ Guide for UsingTwitter”, May 2011, $20,000
  28. NSF IGERT proposal, Title: IGERT: S(iBriD) Soft Interfaces -Bridging the Divide in Graduate education, Participant, amount requested: $2,956,679, 60 months, 2011-2016
  29. Korean Institute of Public Administration: “The use of social media in the U.S. government”, June –October 2011
  30. Maxwell School Dean’s Office Appleby-Mosher Fund, Research support, 2011-2012, $1,200
  31. NSF Advance Institutional Transformation grant, Title: “The Inclusive Connective Corridor: Social Networks and the ADVANCEment of Women STEM Faculty”, senior researcher, summer salary, total amount awarded for project: $3,399,058, 2010-2017
  32. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Title: “Global Health Advocacy and Policy Project (GHAPP)”, senior researcher, summer salary, total amount awarded for project: $1,098,461, 2010-2013
  33. EU 7th framework: “Collaborative Production in eGovernment: From anecdotes to evidence”, North America Expert for “Government 2.0”, Member of the Experts Scientific Committee, SMART 2010/0075, 2011-2016
  34. CROSSROADS: A Participative Roadmap for ICT Research in Electronic Governance and Policy Modeling, Support Action project (FP7-ICT-2009-4, No. 248484), funded by the European Commission under the Objective 7.3 ICT for Governance and Policy Modeling, Member of the Experts Scientific Committee
  35. INSCT, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, Faculty research grant, Title: “Collaborative capacity building using social media applications in emergency management”, 2010-2011, $5,000
  36. IBM Center for the Business of Government, Individual research stipend, Title: “Collaboration 2.0: A Manager’s guide for using and maintaining Wikis in the public sector”, May-December 2010, $20,000
  37. Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Title: “Social media applications in the non-profit sector: Transparency, participation and collaboration online”, Faculty Research Grant, 2010-2011, $4,000
  38. Academic Network Grant: Workbook Social Network Analysis Research Process (Book project), granted by the German Research Foundation (DFG), Principal Investigator, 2007-2011 total amount awarded €35,500/$51,000
  39. Appleby-Mosher grant, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Summer 2009, $1,200
  40. Campbell Institute faculty summer grant, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Summer 2009, $1,500
  41. Faculty assistance grant, Center for Technology and Information Politics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, 2009-2010, $1,500
  42. PARCC mini faculty grant 2009-2010, $1,000
  43. Global Health Advocacy and Policy Project (GHAPP), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Senior personnel 2010-2014 (summer months)
  44. Campbell research mini faculty grant, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Summer 2010, $4,000
  45. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Research grant: Evaluation of the State Health Leadership Initiative 2006-2008 (full postdoc salary)
  46. APSA Centennial Center residential fellowship, APSA Centennial Center, Washington D.C., Summer 2009
  47. Postdoctoral Fellowship and Stipend, The Program on Networked Governance 2005-2008
  48. Postdoctoral Fellowship and Stipend, National Center for Digital Government 2004-2005
  49. Doctoral Fellowship and Stipend, National Center for Digital Government 2003-2004
  50. Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland: Pre-doctoral fellowship: aimed at fostering young scientific talent 2002-2003