The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts (see the Guggenheim Foundation website for details and history about this fellowship).
The following current and former University of Minnesota faculty have received Guggenheim Fellowships while serving at the University.
2000 - Present
| Year | Name | Department |
| 2024 | Lamar Peterson | Art |
| 2023 | Pao Houa Her | Art |
| 2023 | Tetsuya Yamada | Art |
| 2023 | Kao Kalia Yang | English |
| 2022 | Brenda J. Child | American Studies |
| 2021 | Michael Tonry | Law |
| 2018 | Carl Elliott | Center for Bioethics and Pediatrics |
| 2018 | Christy Haynes | Chemistry |
| 2018 | Chris Larson | Art |
| 2017 | Susan D. Jones | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior and History of Science & Technology |
| 2017 | Heidi Kitrosser | Law |
| 2015 | Matthew P. Canepa | Art History |
| 2015 | Timothy J. Kehoe | Economics |
| 2014 | John Watkins | English |
| 2013 | Elaine Tyler May | American Studies and History |
| 2011 | Peter Campion | English |
| 2011 | Ananya Chatterjea | Theatre Arts & Dance |
| 2009 | R. Lawrence Edwards | Geology & Geophysics |
| 2008 | Douglas N. Arnold | Mathematics |
| 2008 | Kathryn A. Sikkink | Political Science |
| 2008 | Robin Stryker | Sociology |
| 2007 | Daphne Berdahl | Anthropology |
| 2007 | Hisham M. Bizri | Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature |
| 2007 | Peter H. McMurry | Mechanical Engineering |
| 2007 | David Treuer | English |
| 2005 | Fernando Arenas | Spanish & Portuguese Studies |
| 2002 | Ruth G. Shaw | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior |
| 2000 | Christopher J. Cramer | Chemistry |
1980 - 1999
| Year | Name | Department |
| 1999 | Chris Aiken | Theatre Arts & Dance |
| 1997 | Allen F. Isaacman | History |
| 1995 | James R. Chelikowsky | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science |
| 1992 | Rey Chow | Comparative Literature |
| 1992 | Luke Tierney | Statistics |
| 1990 | Craig Packer | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior |
| 1990 | Anne E. Pusey | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior |
| 1988 | Patricia Hampl | English |
| 1988 | Barbara Hanawalt | History |
| 1988 | Jack Zipes | German, Scandinavian & Dutch |
| 1987 | Klavs F. Jensen | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science |
| 1987 | Carla Rahn Phillips | History |
| 1986 | W. John Archer | Humanities |
| 1986 | David A. Lane | Statistics |
| 1986 | Matthew Tirrell | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science |
| 1985 | Stanford Lehmberg | History |
| 1985 | Alan E. Shapiro | History of Science & Technology |
| 1984 | G. David Tilman | Ecology & Behavioral Biology |
| 1983 | Pauline R. Yu | Humanities and East Asian Studies |
| 1982 | John Fraser Hart | Geography |
| 1982 | Bruce Lincoln | Humanities |
| 1982 | Larry L. Miller | Chemistry |
| 1982 | Patrice A. Morrow | Ecology & Behavioral Biology |
| 1982 | Gabriel Paul Weisberg | Art History |
| 1981 | George T. Wright | English |
| 1980 | John S. Chipman | Economics |
| 1980 | Jasper Hopkins, Jr. | Philosophy |
| 1980 | Anatoly Liberman | German, Scandinavian & Dutch |
1960 - 1979
| Year | Name | Department |
| 1979 | Anwar G. Chejne | Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies |
| 1979 | Frederick A. Cooper | Art History |
| 1979 | John H. Kareken | Economics |
| 1979 | David Kopf | History |
| 1979 | Samuel Krislov | Political Science |
| 1979 | Richard Leppert | Humanities |
| 1979 | Stuart B. Schwartz | History |
| 1979 | Roberta Simmons | Sociology |
| 1978 | Thomas Clayton | English |
| 1978 | Martin Dworkin | Microbiology |
| 1976 | Peter Busa | Studio Art |
| 1975 | Neal R. Amundson | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science |
| 1974 | Harry P. C. Hogenkamp | Biochemistry |
| 1974 | Edward C. Prescott | Economics |
| 1973 | Eva C. Keuls | Classics |
| 1972 | Bryce L. Crawford, Jr. | Chemistry |
| 1972 | Irving I. Gottesman | Psychology |
| 1972 | James D. Tracy | History |
| 1972 | John Martin Wood | Biochemistry |
| 1971 | Rutherford Aris | Chemical Engineering |
| 1971 | John R. Howe, Jr. | History |
| 1971 | Paul G. Quie | Pediatrics |
| 1969 | H. Ted Davis | Chemical Engineering |
| 1969 | Daniel D. Joseph | Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics |
| 1969 | L. E. Scriven | Chemical Engineering |
| 1969 | Frank J. Sorauf | Political Science |
| 1968 | Benjamin Y. H. Liu | Mechanical Engineering |
| 1967 | Milton Sobel | Statistics |
| 1966 | Avner Friedman | Mathematics |
| 1966 | Alfred F. Michael, Jr. | Pediatrics |
| 1966 | Stephen Prager | Physical Chemistry |
| 1965 | John Berryman | Humanities |
| 1965 | Robert F. Spencer | Anthropology |
| 1965 | John R. Winckler | Physics |
| 1964 | Josef L. Altholz | History |
| 1964 | Dominick Argento | Music |
| 1964 | Mark Bolsterli | Physics |
| 1964 | Norton M. Hintz | Physics |
| 1964 | Wilmer Glenn Miller | Chemistry |
| 1964 | Edwin L. Schmidt | Microbiology |
| 1963 | Lawrence Markus | Mathematics |
| 1963 | Marvin L. Stein | Mathematics and University Computer Center |
| 1963 | David H. Willson | History |
| 1962 | Paul Kellogg | Physics |
| 1962 | Lee W. Wattenberg | Pathology |
| 1961 | Robert J. Gorlin | Oral Pathology |
| 1961 | Thor Kommedahl | Plant Pathology & Botany |
| 1961 | William E. Parham | Organic Chemistry |
| 1961 | G. Robert Stange | English |
| 1960 | Paul W. Bamford | History |
| 1960 | Robert M. Eisberg | Physics |
| 1960 | Paul Fetler | Music |
| 1960 | Edgar Reich | Mathematics |
| 1960 | Robert L. Vernier | Pediatrics |
1940 - 1959
| Year | Name | Department |
| 1959 | Lennox A. Mills | Political Science |
| 1958 | A.J. Dekker | Electrical Engineering |
| 1958 | Edwin Emery | Journalism |
| 1958 | Jacob C. Levenson | English |
| 1958 | William A. McDonald | Classics |
| 1958 | Stephen Prager | Physical Chemistry |
| 1958 | Hylton A. Thomas | Studio Art |
| 1957 | Irvin E. Liener | Biochemistry |
| 1957 | Lennox A. Mills | Political Science |
| 1957 | Allan H. Morrish | Electrical Engineering |
| 1957 | Walter T. Pattison | Romance Languages |
| 1957 | George W. Preckshot | Chemical Engineering |
| 1957 | Lloyd H. Reyerson | Chemistry |
| 1957 | A. Glenn Richards | Entomology & Economic Zoology |
| 1957 | Alvin F. Sellers | Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology |
| 1956 | Allan H. Brown | Botany |
| 1956 | Huai C. Chiang | Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth |
| 1956 | Lorenz E. A. Eitner | Art |
| 1956 | Murray Krieger | English |
| 1956 | Arthur J. Madden, Jr. | Chemical Engineering |
| 1956 | Richard B. Mather | Slavic & Oriental Languages |
| 1956 | R. John Rath | History |
| 1955 | Paul D. Boyer | Biochemistry |
| 1955 | Henry B. Steinbach | Zoology |
| 1954 | Neal R. Amundson | Chemical Engineering |
| 1954 | Samuel H. Monk | English |
| 1954 | Herbert E. Wright, Jr. | Geology |
| 1953 | Paul Fetler | Music |
| 1953 | J. Edward Gerald | Journalism |
| 1953 | Gerald B. Ownbey | Botany |
| 1953 | LeonardUnger | English |
| 1951 | Malcolm H. Myers | Art |
| 1950 | Bryce L. Crawford, Jr. | Chemistry |
| 1950 | Malcolm H. Myers | Art |
| 1948 | Richard T. Arnold | Organic Chemistry |
| 1948 | Saul Bellow | English |
| 1948 | Eric Bentley | English |
| 1948 | David H. Willson | History |
| 1947 | Herbert Feigl | Philosophy |
| 1946 | Alrik Gustafson | Scandinavian Languages |
| 1946 | W. Donald Oliver | Philosophy |
| 1946 | Lemen Jonathan Wells | Anatomy |
| 1945 | Alrik Gustafson | Scandinavian Languages |
| 1945 | Leonid Hurwicz | Economics |
| 1943 | John T. Flanagan | English |
| 1943 | David H. Willson | History |
| 1941 | Ernst C. Abbe | Botany |
| 1941 | David H. Willson | History |
1920-1939
| Year | Name | Department |
| 1938 | Faith Thompson | History |
| 1937 | Ralph D. Casey | Journalism |
| 1937 | Willem Jacob Luyten | Astronomy |
| 1936 | Clifford Kirkpatrick | Sociology |
| 1936 | Lennox A. Mills | Political Science |
| 1936 | Ernest Staples Osgood | History |
| 1935 | Tremaine McDowell | English |
| 1934 | George O. Burr | Botany |
| 1934 | Douglas Bush | English |
| 1929 | Jonas J. Christensen | Plant Pathology & Botany |
| 1929 | Harold S. Quigley | Political Science |
| 1929 | Lawrence D. Steefel | History |
| 1928 | Theodore C. Blegen | History |
| 1928 | Alvin Harvey Hansen | Economics |
| 1928 | Rodney Beecher Harvey | Botany |
| 1928 | John Charnley McKinley | Neuropathology |
| 1928 | Dwight Elmer Minnich | Zoology |
| 1927 | Rodney Beecher Harvey | Botany |
| 1927 | Lloyd H. Reyerson | Chemistry |
| 1927 | George M. Stephenson | History |