MacArthur Fellows

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MacArthur Fellows are recipients of the prestigious MacArthur "Genius Grant," awarded for exceptional creativity and potential in their fields.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf award recipient
group of people
ageRestriction no formal age limit
alsoKnownAs MacArthur Fellows
surface form: MacArthur Genius Grant recipients

MacArthur grant recipients
awardedBy John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
awardName MacArthur Fellows self-linksurface differs
surface form: MacArthur Fellowship
citizenshipRequirement no formal citizenship requirement
countryOfAwardingBody United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldCoverage arts
humanities
interdisciplinary fields
public interest work
sciences
social sciences
firstAwardsYear 1981
fundingSource endowment of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
geographicEligibility primarily United States residents
some non-U.S. residents working in the United States
hasAwardType fellowship
unrestricted grant
hasNotableRecipient Alison Bechdel
Edward Snowden
Ibram X. Kendi
John Nash
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Maggie Nelson
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Toni Morrison
monetaryValueRangeUSD approximately 625000 to 800000
notableFeature grant is often called a genius grant in the media
nominators remain anonymous
recipients do not apply for the award
selection committee members remain anonymous
payoutDuration over five years
payoutStructure paid in equal quarterly installments
purpose to enable recipients to pursue their creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations
to support individuals with extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits
restrictionsOnUse funds intended to support creative work
no formal restrictions
selectionCriteria dedication to creative pursuits
exceptional creativity
originality
potential for creative work
promise for important future advances
selectionProcess evaluation by an anonymous selection committee
final approval by MacArthur Foundation board of directors
nomination by anonymous nominators
typicalNumberPerYear 20 to 30 fellows

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University of California system hasAlumni MacArthur Fellows
subject surface form: University of California
Barbara McClintock awardReceived MacArthur Fellows
this entity surface form: MacArthur Fellowship
Jane Lubchenco awardReceived MacArthur Fellows
this entity surface form: MacArthur Fellowship
MacArthur Fellows awardName MacArthur Fellows self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MacArthur Fellowship
MacArthur Fellows alsoKnownAs MacArthur Fellows
this entity surface form: MacArthur Genius Grant recipients
MIT School of Engineering hasNotableFaculty MacArthur Fellows
IWW hasProduced MacArthur Fellows