Guggenheim Fellowship

Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 (1925) by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts."

Not to be confused with the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Fellowship (Smithsonian Institution).

Each year, the foundation issues awards in each of two separate competitions:

  • One open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada.
  • The other to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Latin America and Caribbean competition is currently suspended "while we examine the workings and efficacy of the program. The U.S. and Canadian competition is unaffected by this suspension."[1]

The performing arts are excluded, although composers, film directors, and choreographers are eligible. The fellowships are not open to students, only to "advanced professionals in mid-career" such as published authors. The fellows may spend the money as they see fit, as the purpose is to give fellows "blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible," but they should also be "substantially free of their regular duties." Applicants are required to submit references as well as a CV and portfolio.

The Foundation receives between 3,500 and 4,000 applications every year. Approximately 175 Fellowships are awarded each year.[2] The size of grant varies and will be adjusted to the needs of Fellows, considering their other resources and the purpose and scope of their plans. The average grant in the 2008 Canada and United States competition was approximately US$43,200.[3]

University Affiliation of Guggenheim Fellows

Since the inaugural class of 1925, over 18,000 fellowships have been awarded. Harvard counts the most affiliated fellows at 176, followed by Yale at 102, Princeton at 96, Berkeley at 73, and Columbia at 72.[4]

Institution Fellows (1925-2022)
Harvard University† 176
Yale University 102
Princeton University 96
University of California, Berkeley 73
Columbia University† 72
Stanford University 65
University of Chicago 64
Cornell University 54
University of Pennsylvania 51
University of Michigan 41

    † Harvard includes Radcliffe and Columbia includes Barnard

    Lists of Guggenheim Fellows
    1920s 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
    1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
    1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
    1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
    1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
    1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
    1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
    1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
    2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
    2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
    2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023

    See also

    References
    1. "How to Apply". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
    2. "The Fellowship". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
    3. "Frequently Asked Questions". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
    4. "Search Fellows". gf.org. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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