Through our fellowship awards, The Maintainers partner with practitioners who are experts in leading maintenance, repair, and care efforts, in order to advance our vision for a more caring and well-maintained world.
The Fellowship has become a supportive space for interdisciplinary cross-pollination, international bridge-building, and knowledge sharing around a variety of maintenance-related fields. In the summer of 2021, the fellowships were launched to support both non-academic practitioners and academic scholars rooted in their communities, and we hope to continue to reward and resource these types of practitioners in the years to come.
Several of our Fellows have deepened their engagement with The Maintainers and continue to partner with us through our Movement Builders alumni program. Following the ethos of the fellowship, the Movement Builders leverage local expertise, collaboration, and the value of fostering supportive, optimistic communities to inspire a broader societal shift towards maintenance thinking, helping to build safer, more sustainable, and caring communities.
Select a fellowship below to learn about the mission, fellows, and read publications by the fellows including research reports and blog posts.
The Maintainers is a global research and practice network focused in advancing maintenance, repair, and care. We convene interdisciplinary change-makers, researchers, practitioners, and every-day people who center maintenance, repair, and care and the myriad forms of labor, expertise, and infrastructure … More →
The Maintainers 2023 Movement Fellowship is a year-long fellowship to advance the movement for maintenance thinking and action. The fellowship brings together a group of individuals who are interested in identifying where this work is already happening. During the fellowship, … More →
The Maintainers Movement Fellowship is a year-long fellowship to advance the movement for maintenance thinking and action. The fellowship brings together a group of individuals whose maintenance, repair, and care work has substantial connections to the environment. During the fellowship, … More →
The Maintainers Summer Fellowship ran during the summer of 2021. It brought together researchers and maintainers from a variety of places and backgrounds — community work, advocacy, city planning, art, and more — to enrich our knowledge of maintenance across … More →