The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution.
It is most widely known for its significant support of the Public Broadcasting System and for the MacArthur Fellowship Program, also known as the "genius awards". It was founded by John D. MacArthur.
History
Dr. John Corbally was the first president of the foundation, serving from 1980 till 1989.
MacArthur Fellowship
Main category: MacArthur Fellows
The MacArthur Fellowship (sometimes nicknamed the "genius grant") is an award issued by the MacArthur Foundation each year, to typically 20 to 40 citizens or residents of the USA, of any age and working in any field, who "show exceptional merit and promise for continued and enhanced creative work".
As of 2002, the monetary award consists of an unrestricted grant of $100,000 per year, issued quarterly for five years.
Current recipients
List of MacArthur Fellows organized by terms of their awards.
October 2004 through September 2009
October 2003 through September 2008
- Guillermo Algaze, archaeologist
- James J. Collins, biomedical engineer
- Lydia Davis, writer
- Erik Demaine, theoretical computer scientist
- Corinne Dufka, human rights researcher
- Peter Gleick, conservation analyst
- Osvaldo Golijov, composer
- Deborah Jin, physicist
- Angela Johnson, writer
- Tom Joyce, blacksmith
- Sarah H. Kagan, nurse
- Ned Kahn, graphic artist
- Jim Yong Kim, physician
- Nawal Nour, physician
- Loren Rieseberg, botanist
- Amy Rosenzweig, biochemist
- Pedro A. Sanchez, agronomist
- Lateefah Simon, women's advocate
- Peter Sis, illustrator
- Sarah Sze, sculptor
- Eve Troutt Powell, historian
- Anders Winroth, historian
- Daisy Youngblood, ceramic artist
- Xiaowei Zhuang, biophysicist
September 2002 through August 2007
October 2001 through September 2006
July 2000 through June 2005
Past Recipients
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
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