Current Fellows

In its eighty-ninth annual competition for the United States and Canada, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded Fellowships to a diverse group of 175 scholars, artists, and scientists. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates were chosen from a group of almost 3,000 applicants.

We invite you to learn more about these gifted individuals by using the search fields below. We are constantly adding to our catalog of short biographies of Fellows, so check back often for more profiles. Click on the names highlighted in green to access the profiles that are currently available. And please visit our News & Events page for information on their current activities.

Fellow Year Category Field of Study
James Bever 2013
Natural Sciences
Plant Sciences
Philip Bohlman 2013
Humanities
Music Research
Yomi Braester 2013
Humanities
Film, Video, & Radio Studies
Scott Conarroe 2013
Creative Arts
Photography
Kimsooja . 2013
Creative Arts
Film-Video
Kim Abeles 2013
Creative Arts
Fine Arts
Luciana Achugar 2013
Creative Arts
Choreography
Kim Adams 2013
Creative Arts
Fine Arts
Kati Agócs 2013
Creative Arts
Music Composition
Diana Allan 2013
Creative Arts
Film-Video
Siemon Allen 2013
Creative Arts
Fine Arts
Elizabeth S. Anderson 2013
Humanities
Philosophy
L. S. Asekoff 2013
Creative Arts
Poetry
Marcos Balter 2013
Creative Arts
Music Composition
Leigh Behnke 2013
Creative Arts
Fine Arts
Philip Boehm 2013
Humanities
Translation
Philippe Bourgois 2013
Social Sciences
Anthropology & Cultural Studies
Benjamin Broening 2013
Creative Arts
Music Composition
Brian Brooks 2013
Creative Arts
Choreography
Nathan Brown 2013
Humanities
Near Eastern Studies
D. Graham Burnett 2013
Humanities
History of Science, Technology, & Economics
Hui Cao 2013
Natural Sciences
Engineering
Peter Clote 2013
Natural Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Cora Cohen 2013
Creative Arts
Fine Arts
Jean-Louis Cohen 2013
Humanities
Architecture, Planning, & Design
Jennifer Cole 2013
Humanities
African Studies
Jon Coleman 2013
Humanities
U.S. History
Erin Courtney 2013
Creative Arts
Drama & Performance Art
Brian R. Crane 2013
Natural Sciences
Chemistry
Cathy Lee Crane 2013
Creative Arts
Film-Video
Bryan J. Cuevas 2013
Humanities
Religion
Tom Daniel 2013
Natural Sciences
Organismic Biology & Ecology
Kate Daniels 2013
Creative Arts
Poetry
Erik Demaine 2013
Natural Sciences
Computer Science
Martin Demaine 2013
Natural Sciences
Computer Science
Kiran Desai 2013
Creative Arts
Fiction
Kathleen Donohue 2013
Natural Sciences
Plant Sciences
Faye Driscoll 2013
Creative Arts
Choreography
Aaron Einbond 2013
Creative Arts
Music Composition
Lee Epstein 2013
Social Sciences
Law
Gary W. Evans 2013
Social Sciences
Psychology
Stuart Firestein 2013
Natural Sciences
Science Writing
Kate Fodor 2013
Creative Arts
Drama & Performance Art
Joshua Foer 2013
Creative Arts
General Nonfiction
Alessandro Forte 2013
Natural Sciences
Earth Science
Jerold C. Frakes 2013
Humanities
Medieval & Renaissance Literature
Max Paul Friedman 2013
Humanities
European & Latin American History
Andrew Frisardi 2013
Humanities
Translation
Robert D. Fulk 2013
Humanities
Linguistics
Juliana (Coco) Fusco 2013
Creative Arts
Film-Video

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