Frequently Asked Questions

A Guggenheim Fellowship is a grant awarded to an exceptional individual as they pursue a project that is meaningful to them. These awards are entirely application-based and and intended for mid-career individuals. Each year, the Guggenheim Foundation awards these Fellowships to around 175 people in over 50 different fields in the creative arts, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

You can learn about applying for a Guggenheim Fellowship here.

Good candidates have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavors. The Fellowship is open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. You can learn more here.

When you fill out your application, you will be invited to choose the field or fields that you deem most representative of your proposed project. You may select either one or two fields. 

Please note that we have recently introduced several new interdisciplinary areas reflecting developments in the academy and beyond. We encourage you to browse the full list of options before you select your field(s).  

You can find all the information about deadlines on our How to Apply page. Late applications are not accepted.

The amounts of grants vary, and the Foundation does not guarantee it will fully fund any project. Working with a fixed annual budget, the Foundation strives to allocate its funds as equitably as possible, taking into consideration the Fellows’ other resources and the purpose and scope of their plans. Members of the teaching profession receiving sabbatical leave on full or part salary are eligible for appointment, as are those holding other fellowships and appointments at research centers.

All applicants will be notified of the results as soon as possible after the Trustees confirm the new Fellowship appointments. Typically, this occurs in mid-April.

No. We pride ourselves on supporting individuals, not institutions or organizations.

Sorry, no. Additional Fellowships are not granted. Although in the early years of the Foundation, Fellows were sometimes granted additional Fellowships or renewals, the Foundation has discontinued that practice.

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