MacArthur Foundation’s 2022 'genius grant' recipients announced
foxnews.comA 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 Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious fellowships known as "genius grants" that honor discipline-bending and society-changing people whose work offers inspiration and insight.
The Chicago-based foundation announced Wednesday that it increased the "no strings attached" award amount each honoree receives from $625,000 to $800,000 over five years.
Fellows do not need to report back to the foundation about how they spend the money. "I hope that they will continue with their courage and provocation to inspire us to new places of understanding and inspiration," said Marlies Carruth, director of the MacArthur fellows program.
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