The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is increasing from $500,000 to $625,000 the stipend it awards to individuals through its MacArthur Fellows Program, popularly known as the “genius ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will increase its giving over the next two years in response to what it calls a “crisis" prompted by the Trump administration's freeze ...

The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists, and storytellers than in years past, though the so-called genius grants list also includes ...

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The MacArthur Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious “Genius Grant,” a no-strings-attached award given to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary creativity and potential ...

“This is a major crisis for our sector and it’s a time when those of us who can do more should do more,” said John Palfrey, president of MacArthur Foundation, in an interview Wednesday with The ...

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is awarding more than $6 million in grants to support climate journalism in the U.S. The grants are a result of a collaboration between MacArthur’s ...

The 2022 class of MacArthur Fellows has been announced. More than 75% of the 25 recipients work at an American college or university, and several hold endowed chairs or professorships. The John D. and ...

A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among this year's 25 winners of the John D. and ...

CHICAGO — An evolutionary geneticist in Germany, a Nigerian-born writer, and an architectural historian who studies ancient bridges are among 25 recipients of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Mandolin player and composer Chris Thile learned the hard way that when you get a call from the 312 area code this time of year, you should probably answer the phone. Thile is among 23 ...