The MacArthur Foundation is offering MacArthur Fellows Program to celebrate and inspire the creative potential of individuals through no-strings-attached fellowships. The MacArthur Fellowship is a five-year grant to individuals who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the future. They are looking for individuals engaged in the thinking and practice that inspires new query, engagement, or behavior. The Fellowship is designed to provide recipients with the flexibility to pursue their own artistic, intellectual, and professional activities in the absence of specific obligations or reporting requirements.
MacArthur is one of the nation’s largest independent foundations. It supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.
Eligibility:
There are no restrictions on becoming a Fellow, except that nominees must be either residents or citizens of the United States, and must not hold elective office or advanced positions in government as defined by the statute.
How to Apply:
The Fellows Program does not accept applications or unsolicited nominations.
- Nominees are encouraged to draw on their expertise, accomplishments, and breadth of experience to nominate the most creative people they know within their field and beyond.
- There are three criteria for selection of Fellows: exceptional creativity, promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishment, and the potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work.
Award Amount:
Typically, between 20 and 25 recipients are selected each year. The stipend for the MacArthur Fellowship is currently set at $625,000, paid in quarterly installments over five years.
Application Deadline:
Varies
Link for More Information:
https://www.macfound.org/pages/about-macarthur-fellows-program/
Contact Information:
To obtain additional information about the MacArthur Fellows Program, your questions can be e-mailed GMShelp-at-macfound.org.
