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MacArthur Fellows Program
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/MacArthur_Fellows_Program
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:foundation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Genius_Grant
gptkb:MacArthur_Fellowship
gptkbp:award
$800,000
unrestricted grant
gptkbp:awardedBy
gptkb:John_D._and_Catherine_T._MacArthur_Foundation
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criteria
exceptional creativity
promise for important future advances
potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work
gptkbp:duration
5 years
gptkbp:eligibility
U.S. residents or citizens
no application; candidates are nominated
gptkbp:field
gptkb:architecture
gptkb:film
gptkb:law
gptkb:literature
gptkb:medicine
gptkb:music
gptkb:theatre
arts
education
engineering
humanities
journalism
public service
sciences
social sciences
visual arts
community activism
gptkbp:frequency
annual
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
MacArthur Fellows Program
gptkbp:inception
1981
gptkbp:noObligation
recipients are not required to report or account for use of funds
gptkbp:notableRecipient
gptkb:Ai-jen_Poo
gptkb:Alison_Bechdel
gptkb:Claudia_Rankine
gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:Ed_Yong
gptkb:Jesmyn_Ward
gptkb:John_Ashbery
gptkb:Kip_Thorne
gptkb:Lin-Manuel_Miranda
gptkb:Lydia_Davis
gptkb:Maggie_Nelson
gptkb:Ta-Nehisi_Coates
gptkb:Bill_T._Jones
gptkb:Majora_Carter
gptkb:Paul_Farmer
gptkb:Regina_Carter
gptkb:Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo
gptkb:Deborah_Estrin
gptkb:Sarah_Deer
gptkbp:purpose
to support creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world
gptkbp:recipient
20-30 per year
gptkbp:selectionProcess
anonymous nominations and selection committee
gptkbp:website
https://www.macfound.org/programs/fellows/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:The_MacArthur_Foundation
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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