MacArthur Fellows Program

The MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship (nicknamed the Genius Award) is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation each year to typically 20 to 40 United States citizens or residents, of any age and working in any field, who "show exceptional merit and promise for continued and enhanced creative work."

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 amount of the award is $500,000, paid as quarterly installments over five years. As of 2007, there have been 756 recipients who have received a total of more than $350 million. Recipients have been as young as 18 and as old as 82.[1]

The Fellowship has no application. People are nominated anonymously by a body of nominators who submit recommendations to a small selection committee of about a dozen people, also anonymous. The committee then reviews every nominee and passes along their recommendations to the President and the board of directors. Most new MacArthur Fellows first learn that they have been considered when they receive the congratulatory phone call. An editorial published in The New York Times by MacArthur Fellow James Collins describes the experience.[2]

Contents

List of MacArthur Fellows

MacArthur Fellows organized by the year of their awards:

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Notes

  1. ^ Diane Coutu, "Picking Winners", Harvard Business Review, May, 2007
  2. ^ Jim Collins (September 19, 2005). "It Isn't Easy Being a Genius". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/19/opinion/19collins.html. 
  3. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows June 1981". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142675/k.24F6/Fellows_List__June_1981.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  4. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows December 1981". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1139463/k.738A/Fellows_List__December_1981.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  5. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows August 1982". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1139465/k.79DA/Fellows_List__August_1982.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  6. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows February 1983". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142677/k.7B61/Fellows_List__February_1983.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  7. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows August 1983". http://www.macfound.org/site/pp.aspx?c=lkLXJ8MQKrH&b=1139467&printmode=1. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Visual arts category: "MacArthur Foundation Fellowships," Southeby's at Auction, Vol. 2, Issue 7, 2010, p. 35.
  9. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows March 1984". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142681/k.5724/Fellows_List__March_1984.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  10. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows November 1984". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142683/k.77C6/Fellows_List__November_1984.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-18. 
  11. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1985". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142689/k.2AE6/Fellows_List__July_1985.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-18. 
  12. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows August 1986". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142693/k.79E6/Fellows_List__August_1986.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  13. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1987". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142695/k.2A0E/Fellows_List__July_1987.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  14. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows August 1988". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142699/k.7B86/Fellows_List__August_1988.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  15. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows August 1989". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142701/k.7886/Fellows_List__August_1989.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  16. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows August 1990". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142703/k.787E/Fellows_List__August_1990.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  17. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1991". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142705/k.28E8/Fellows_List__July_1991.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  18. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1992". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142707/k.296C/Fellows_List__July_1992.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  19. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1993". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142709/k.29F0/Fellows_List__July_1993.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  20. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1994". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142713/k.2894/Fellows_List__July_1994.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  21. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1995". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142715/k.2918/Fellows_List__July_1995.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  22. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1996". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142719/k.2A1C/Fellows_List__July_1996.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  23. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1997". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142721/k.2840/Fellows_List__July_1997.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  24. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1998". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142723/k.28C4/Fellows_List__July_1998.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  25. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 1999". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142725/k.2948/Fellows_List__July_1999.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  26. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows July 2000". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142727/k.2A89/Fellows_List__July_2000.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  27. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows October 2001". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142731/k.6679/Fellows_List__October_2001.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  28. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows September 2002". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142733/k.98ED/Fellows_List__September_2002.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  29. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows October 2003". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142737/k.6839/Fellows_List__October_2003.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  30. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows September 2004". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142741/k.998D/Fellows_List__September_2004.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  31. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows September 2005". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.1142745/k.9B0D/Fellows_List__September_2005.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  32. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows 2006 Overview". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2066197/k.3F6D/2006_Overview.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-02. 
  33. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "MacArthur Fellows 2007 Overview". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2913817/k.3EC5/2007_Overview.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-24. 
  34. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2008 Fellows". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.4536877/k.1412/Meet_the_2008_Fellows.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-23. 
  35. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2009 Fellows". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.5410503/k.11CB/Meet_the_2009_Fellows.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  36. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2010 Fellows". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.6239749/k.1427/Meet_the_2010_Fellows.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  37. ^ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. "Meet the 2010 Fellows". http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.7728991/k.12E8/Meet_the_2011_Fellows.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-20. 

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