Trachtenberg was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow in 1966–1967, a Guggenheim Fellow in 1983–1984, a German Marshall Fund Fellow in 1994–1995, and an Adjunct Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Center for Science and International Affairs in 1986–1987.
Trachtenberg was involved with Woodrow Wilson Fellowships in 1966–1967, Guggenheim Fellowships in 1983–1984, German Marshall Fund Fellowships in 1994–1995, and Adjunct Research Fellowships at the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Center for Science and International Affairs from 1986 to 1987.