Engaging Publics is a funded, 12-month online and on-site fellowship for emerging cultural practitioners exploring participatory practices such as community-oriented projects, cultural mediation, and activist practices that address urgent social issues such as gender, social inequality, climate change, technology, and more.

From April 2026 to March 2027, it invites three Basel Stadt-based fellows and two international fellows to develop a participatory project and an accompanying text to be published on Futuress.org.

Program overview:

• Start: April 2026

• End: March 2027

• 9 hybrid sessions with fellowship mentors, as well as individual work time on the project

• Monthly on Thursdays from 7-9 pm CE(S)T online and in Basel, Switzerland

• Honorary of 840 CHF gross per fellow for research, writing, production, and publishing

• Application deadline: January 14, 2026, 23:59 CET

For more info, please visit the detailed program description on futuress.org/fellowships/engaging-publics

Important!

Please note that the application will be reviewed in a two-step process. A first selection of 30 applications will be made based on questions 1 through 8.

The open call closes automatically on January 14, 2026, at 23:59 CET. Make sure to upload your application in time, as the form might need a second to process.

All applicants will be informed by mid-March via the e-mail address provided in the form. Please refrain from asking about your application’s status.

The program is created by Futuress, a feminist publisher and learning platform at the intersection of social justice and design.