UWM’s Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) builds a community of scholars to address the pressing issues of our time. Each year, C21 offers fellowships to UWM faculty and academic staff that provide the time, space and collegial support to generate new knowledge and ideas. C21 centers the humanities in its belief that innovation comes from diversity of opinions, disciplines and experiences.
Fellowship applications are due Dec. 5 for C21’s 2026-2027 programming, which focuses on “slow action.”
Building upon slow knowing and slow care, C21 explores the practices, methodologies, histories and theories of collective organizing across communities and institutions, with a focus on building values-rooted systems and deliberate actionable pathways that endure over time to support shared goals.
Applicants should propose a research project related to the “slow action” theme. We welcome multiple interpretations of this open topic, including explorations of attention and pace as they relate to organizing around the pressing issues of our time and/or work inside and outside the university. Methodological, pedagogical and research topical interests are welcome.
Find more information on the application process, procedures and terms at this webpage.
