MacArthur Fellows Program

The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and colloquially called the "Genius Grant",[lower-alpha 1] is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to typically between 20 and 30 individuals working in any field who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are citizens or residents of the United States.[5]

For the award in the fields of ecology, see Robert H. MacArthur Award.

MacArthur Fellows Program
Sponsored byJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Date1981 (1981)
Websitemacfound.org/programs/fellows

According to the foundation's website, "the fellowship is not a reward for past accomplishment, but rather an investment in a person's originality, insight, and potential," but it also says such potential is "based on a track record of significant accomplishments." The current prize is $800,000 paid over five years in quarterly installments. Previously it was $625,000. This figure was increased from $500,000 in 2013 with the release of a review[6] of the MacArthur Fellows Program. Since 1981, 1,111 people have been named MacArthur Fellows,[7] ranging in age from 18 to 82.[8] The award has been called "one of the most significant awards that is truly 'no strings attached'".[9]

The program does not accept applications. Anonymous and confidential nominations are invited by the foundation and reviewed by an anonymous and confidential selection committee of about a dozen people. The committee reviews all nominees and recommends recipients to the president and board of directors. Most new fellows first learn of their nomination and award upon receiving a congratulatory phone call. MacArthur Fellow Jim Collins described this experience in an editorial column of The New York Times.[3]

Marlies Carruth is the program's current director.[10]

Recipients

Of the 965 terminal degrees earned by 928 fellows during the period 1981 through 2018, 540 (56%) are doctorates, with the Ph.D. accounting for 514 (53.3%). Ivy league schools awarded 306 (31.7%) degrees to 300 (32.3%) fellows. [11][12]

Among all awards through the class of 2023, the alumni of Harvard University/Radcliffe College account for 188 fellowships, followed by the alumni of Yale University (95), University of California, Berkeley (78), Princeton University (71), and Columbia University/Barnard College (65). The following ten institutions have the most alumni fellows.[7][13][14]

Institution Fellows (1981–2023)[7]
Harvard/Radcliffe† 188
Yale 95
Berkeley 78
Princeton 71
Columbia/Barnard† 65
MIT 48
Stanford 41
Chicago 40
Cornell 38
Oxford 35


1981
Robert Penn Warren

1982
Frank Wilczek

1983
John Sayles

1984
Michael H. Freedman

1985
Marian Wright Edelman

1986
Jack Horner

1987
Robert Sapolsky

1988
Max Roach

1989
Errol Morris

1990
Paul Ehrlich

1991
Taylor Branch

1992
Stephen Schneider

1993
Amory Lovins

1994
Ornette Coleman

1995
Octavia Butler

1996
Anna Deavere Smith

1997
David Foster Wallace

1998
Tim Berners-Lee

1999
Alison Des Forges

2000
Cecilia Muñoz

2001
Lene Hau

2002
Colson Whitehead

2003
Jim Yong Kim

2004
C. D. Wright

2005
Jonathan Lethem

2006
Regina Carter

2007
Shen Wei

2008
Regina Benjamin

2009
Esther Duflo

2010
Annette Gordon-Reed

2011
Shwetak Patel

2012
Junot Díaz

2013
Tarell McCraney

2014
Alison Bechdel

2015
Ta-Nehisi Coates

2016
Claudia Rankine

2017
Jesmyn Ward

2018
Doris Tsao

2019
Lynda Barry

2020
Jacqueline Woodson

2021
Daniel Alarcón

2022
Space Environmentalist and Astrodynamicist
Moriba Jah

2023
E. Tendayi Achiume

Notes
  1. The MacArthur Foundation does not use the term "genius" to describe its fellows and has asked the media to stop using it.[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. "MacArthur Fellows Frequently Asked Questions". MacArthur Foundation. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. Conrad, Cecilia A. (20 September 2013). "Five Myths About the MacArthur 'Genius Grants'". MacArthur Foundation. MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. Jim Collins (19 September 2005). "It isn't easy being a genius". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  4. Viet Thanh Nguyen (14 April 2018). "Don't call me a genius". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. "About the MacArthur Fellows Program". MacArthur Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. "Review Affirms Impact and Inspiration of MacArthur Fellows Program – MacArthur Foundation". MacArthur Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. "All Fellows – MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. Corfu, Diane (May 2007). "Picking Winners". Harvard Business Review. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011.
  9. Harris, Dianne (2007). The Complete Guide to Writing Effective & Award-Winning Grants: Step-By-Step Instructions. Atlantic Publishing Company. pp. 85–86. ISBN 9781601380463. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013.
  10. https://www.macfound.org/about/people/marlies-a-carruth
  11. Amadu Kaba (30 April 2020). MacArthur Fellows, 1981-2018: Gender, Race and Educational Attainment (Report). Vol. 10. Sociology Mind. ISSN 2160-083X.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. Rachel Sugar (29 May 2015). "Where MacArthur 'Geniuses' Went to College". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  13. https://www.macfound.org/media/files/macarthur_fellows_program_article_reprint_-_does_alma_mater_really_matter_ol0ntbj.pdf
  14. https://www.macfound.org/media/files/macarthur_fellows_-_undergraduate_degrees_1.pdf
  15. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the June-1981 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  16. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the December-1981 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  17. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the August-1982 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  18. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the August-1983 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  19. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the February-1983 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  20. MacArthur Foundation. "Michael Lerner". MacArthur Fellows Program. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  21. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the March-1984 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  22. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the November-1984 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  23. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1985 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  24. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1986 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  25. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1987 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  26. "Williams, Eddie N. 1932–". encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  27. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1988 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  28. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1989 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  29. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1990 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  30. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1991 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  31. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1992 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  32. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1993 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  33. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1994 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  34. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1995 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  35. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1996 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  36. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1997 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  37. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1998 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  38. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 1999 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  39. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2000 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  40. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2001 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  41. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2002 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  42. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2003 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  43. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2004 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  44. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2005 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  45. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2006 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  46. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2007 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  47. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2008 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  48. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2009 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  49. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2010 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  50. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2011 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  51. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2012 MacArthur Fellows". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  52. "Meet the 2013 MacArthur Fellows". MacArthur Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013.
  53. "Meet the 2014 MacArthur Fellows". MacArthur Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  54. "Kartik Chandran | Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science". Engineering.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  55. Baker, Jeremy M. (22 September 2014). "Mimi Lien Creates Art With Her Sets". American Theatre. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  56. "Display Person – Department of Near Eastern Studies". Princeton.edu. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  57. "adaptive1". Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.
  58. "Meet the 2015 MacArthur Fellows". The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  59. "Class of 2016 – MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
  60. "Class of 2017 – MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  61. Gibson, Caitlin (4 October 2018). "MacArthur 'genius' grant winners ponder a new future: 'Your life can change in an instant.'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  62. She prefers that her name be uncapitalized. Kelly, John (26 September 2019). "Restorative Justice Leader sujatha baliga Named a MacArthur Genius". The Chronicle of Social Change. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  63. DeShong, Travis (25 September 2019). "MacArthur 'genius' grants launch winners from obscurity: 'Now I feel like I'm working with a face'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  64. McCarthy, Ellen (6 October 2020). "Proving good things can happen in 2020, the MacArthur Foundation names 21 new 'geniuses'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  65. McCarthy, Ellen (28 September 2021). "MacArthur will give 25 new fellows $625,000 each to pursue 'high-risk, high-reward' work". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.