The Office of the Provost invites internal applications for the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program. UWM may nominate up to two candidates for this program: one tenured/senior and one untenured/junior scholar. An internal review process will be used to select nominees.
The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program supports scholarship and research that explores the many ways political polarization in the United States manifests itself in society and how it may be mitigated. Studies of polarization in other countries are welcome, provided they offer lessons that can be applied to the United States. More information about the program is available at https://www.carnegie.org/awards/award/andrew-carnegie-fellows/.
Award Information
- $200,000 fellowship over 12-24 months
- Funds can be used for travel, research assistants, and sabbaticals.
- Fellowship must begin between July 1 and September 1, 2026.
- Fellows may not accept other fellowships during the award period.
Internal Timeline
- October 3, 2025: Applications due to the Office of the Provost (provost-office@uwm.edu).
- November 7, 2025: Selected finalists must submit full proposal and materials for Carnegie submission.
Internal Application Requirements:
- One letter of Support from either the Department Chair, Associate Dean, or College Dean (only one letter is required).
- Curriculum vitae
- A 3-5 page project statement addressing the Carnegie criteria below. The statement should describe the proposed project and explain how it aligns with the goals of the Fellowship.
Eligibility
- Open only to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- Candidates must have a PhD or hold a terminal degree.
- Untenured candidates may include tenure track faculty who have not yet received tenure or academic staff in non-tenure track appointments.
- Junior scholars: terminal degree awarded after November 2015.
- Senior scholars: terminal degree awarded before November 2015.
Selection criteria (from Carnegie):
- Originality and promise of the idea.
- Quality of the proposal.
- Promise to offer solutions to harmful polarization or to enhance social cohesion.
- Record of the nominee.
- Plans to communicate findings to a broad audience.