MacArthur Fellows Program

The MacArthur Fellows Program, MacArthur Fellowship, commonly but unofficially known as a "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation typically to 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.[1]

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
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". The current prize is $625,000 paid over five years in quarterly installments. This figure was increased from $500,000 in 2013 with the release of a review[2] of the MacArthur Fellows Program. Since 1981, 942 people have been named MacArthur Fellows,[3] ranging in age from 18 to 82.[4] The award has been called "one of the most significant awards that is truly 'no strings attached'".[5]

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.[6]

Cecilia Conrad is the managing director leading the MacArthur Fellows Program.[7]

Recipients

1981
Robert Penn Warren

1982
Frank Wilczek

1983
John Sayles

1984

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

2011
Shwetak Patel

2012
Junot Díaz

2013
Tarell McCraney

2014
Alison Bechdel

2015
Ta-Nehisi Coates

2016

2017

2018

2019
  • In the 2008 Charlie Kaufman film Synecdoche, New York, the main character Caden Cotard was a recipient of the Grant, and used it to fund his immersive play.[54]
  • The Big Bang Theory: In the episode "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" of season 2, Michael Trucco plays the role of Dr. David Underhill, an experimental physicist and a MacArthur Grant recipient. In the episode "The Geology Elevation" of season 10, Sheldon becomes jealous of Dr. Bertram "Bert" Kibbler (a geology professor) when he learns that he has won a MacArthur Grant for his work on endolithic organisms.
  • A Discovery of Witches: Christopher "Chris" Roberts, best friend of main character Diana Bishop, is a human molecular biologist who has won the MacArthur Fellowship
  • Bones: In the Season 12 episode "The Brain in the Bot", forensic artist Angela Montenegro wins the MacArthur Fellowship, which is confirmed later to be nominated by Dr. Temperance Brennan, for her "groundbreaking" work with the "Angelatron".[55]
  • In Noah Baumbach's 2019 film Marriage Story, Charlie Barber, a successful theater director, is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, and uses the first payout to hire a divorce lawyer.
  • Family Guy, season 4, episode 6, "Petarded", Peter Griffin is promoted to take a test to qualify for the MacArthur Grant after winning a game of Trivial Pursuit.

See also

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