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- President: Jonathan F. Fanton
- Headquarters: Chicago
- Assets: $7 billion as of September 2008The MacArthur Foundation Official Site: MacArthur Foundation
- Annual grantmaking of about $300 millionThe MacArthur Foundation Official Site: MacArthur Foundation
- Founded by late John Donald and late Catherine T. MacArthurThe MacArthur Foundation Official Site: MacArthur Foundation
- John Donald MacArthur was the third richest man in the U.S. when he died in 1978The MacArthur Foundation Official Site: MacArthur Foundation
- He was born into a working-class family but made his wealth in life insurance and real estateThe MacArthur Foundation Official Site: MacArthur Foundation
- Awards about 20 to 30 Americans yearly with $500,000 over the next five years in the MacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Foundation Official Site: MacArthur Foundation
- 756 people have been named fellows since 1981The MacArthur Foundation Official Site: MacArthur Foundation
- 7 previous MacArthur grant recipients later won Nobel prizesUSA Today: MacArthur Foundation awards 2008 'genius grants' (September 23, 2008)
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The MacArthur Foundation is a U.S. foundation with the goal of supporting people and institutions that are working for "a more just, verdant, and peaceful world", according to the foundation's Web site. The foundation yearly selects about 20 to 30 American citizens or residents for the MacArthur Fellows Program. The fellows each receive $500,000 over the next five years without any restrictions on the use of it. The grant is often called the "genius grant". The foundation also provides grants and loans through three other programs.The MacArthur Foundation Official Site: MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Fellows Program
The MacArthur Fellows Program announced its 25 fellows for 2008 on September 23. Recipients included artists, writers, physicians, musicians, a historian of medicine and more. 13 of the recipients were scientists and 8 were artists. The fellows are usually between 20 and 30, but there is no limit on the number awarded. The nomination and selection take place anonymously. The nomination process begins from invitations within the foundation, and the public cannot nominate anyone without being contacted first. The grant focuses on awarding fellows with much potential for the future.The MacArthur Foundation Official Site: About the Program-
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MacArthur Foundation on Amazon
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Learning Race and Ethnicity: Youth and Digital Media (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning) - $16.00
It may have been true once that (as the famous cartoon of the 1990s put it) "Nobody knows you're a dog on the Internet," and that (as an MCI commercial of that era declared) on the...Amazon
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Mental Disorder, Work Disability, and the Law (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and De) - $40.00
A barrage of "handbooks" and "resource manuals" aimed at employers and legal practitioners on the employment rights of people with disabilities has begun to appear. Until now, how...Amazon
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The Brain: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Library Video Classics Project - $1,999.00
The world's leading scientists explore modern brain research, providing a comprehensive look at the brain's basic operating principles, its major structural and functional systems,...Amazon
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Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning) - $16.00
Young people's use of digital media may result in various innovations and unexpected outcomes, from the use of videogame technologies to create films to the effect of home digital ...Amazon
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MacArthur Foundation Questions
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Job opportunities in the foundation. i am a nigerian, a social scientist,writer and HR specialist. I will like to get a Job in the foundatn. 1 AnswerThere are many opportunities for jobs at foundations. If you have the right credentials, experience, and attitude I'm sure you will get a job at a foundation. I... read more -
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For those whove read the books only: Does reading Prelude to Foundation first spoil anything in Foundation & Earth? 2 AnswersI haven't read that series in a LONG time, so, take that as you will. I think you HAVE to start with Foundation. It is just such a great book. And if you have ... read more -
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#homeland Culture contrast: Embracing life vs. death: You're probably familiar with the MacArthur Foundation's "gen... http://bit.ly/5920AN
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MacArthur Foundation launches $2 mil grant program to spur new educational uses for digital media | eSchoolNews http://bit.ly/7r1Kir
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digital media and learning comp by whitehouse and macarthur foundation #seriousgames http://bit.ly/6no508 details out 14 dec
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digital media and learning comp by whitehouse and macarthur foundation #seriousgames
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@kittent I think a good start is the MIT Press/MacArthur Foundation series on youth and digital media; has a volume on gamers.
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