Guggenheim Fellowships

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

Award reciepent Department Award Year
Lamar Peterson Art 2024
Pao Houa Her Art 2023
Tetsuya Yamada Art 2023
Kao Kalia Yang English 2023
Brenda J. Child American Studies 2022
Michael Tonry Law 2021
Carl Elliott Center for Bioethics and Pediatrics 2018
Christy Haynes Chemistry 2018
Chris Larson Art 2018
Susan Jones Ecology, Evolution and Behavior and History of Science and Technology 2017
Heidi Kitrosser Law 2017
Matthew P. Canepa Art History 2015
Timothy J. Kehoe Economics 2015
John Watkins English 2014
Elaine Tyler May American Studies and History 2013
Peter Campion English 2011
Ananya Chatterjea Theatre Arts & Dance 2011
R. Lawrence Edwards Geology & Geophysics 2009
Douglas N. Arnold Mathematics 2008
Kathryn A. Sikkink Political Science 2008
Robin Stryker Sociology 2008
Daphne Berdahl Anthropology 2007
Hisham M. Bizri Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature 2007
Peter H. McMurry Mechanical Engineering 2007
David Treuer English 2007
Fernando Arenas Spanish & Portuguese Studies 2005
Ruth G. Shaw Ecology, Evolution & Behavior 2002
Christopher J. Cramer Chemistry 2000

1980 - 1999 Award Recipients

Theatre Arts & Dance
1999

History
1997

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
1995

Comparative Literature
1992

Statistics
1992

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
1990

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
1990

English
1988

History
1988

German, Scandinavian & Dutch
1988

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
1987

History
1987

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
1986

Humanities
1986

Statistics
1986

History
1985

History of Science & Technology
1985

Ecology & Behavioral Biology
1984

Humanities and East Asian Studies
1983

Geography
1982

Humanities
1982

Chemistry
1982

Ecology & Behavioral Biology
1982

Art History
1982

English
1981

Economics
1980

Philosophy
1980

German, Scandinavian & Dutch
1980

1960 - 1979 Award Recipients

Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies
1979

Art History
1979

Economics
1979

History
1979

Political Science
1979

Humanities
1979

History
1979

Sociology
1979

English
1978

Microbiology
1978

Chemistry
1977

Studio Art
1976

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
1975

Biochemistry
1974

Economics
1974

Classics
1973

Chemistry
1972

Psychology
1972

History
1972

Biochemistry
1972

Chemical Engineering
1971

History
1971

Pediatrics
1971

Chemical Engineering
1969

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
1969

Chemical Engineering
1969

Political Science
1969

Mechanical Engineering
1968

Statistics
1967

Physical Chemistry
1966

Mathematics
1966

Pediatrics
1966

Humanities
1965

Anthropology
1965

Physics
1965

History
1964

Music
1964

Physics
1964

Physics
1964

Chemistry
1964

Microbiology
1964

History
1964

History
1963

Mathematics
1963

Mathematics and University Computer Center
1963

Physics
1962

Pathology
1962

Organic Chemistry
1961

English
1961

Oral Pathology
1961

Plant Pathology & Botany
1961

History
1960

Physics
1960

Mathematics
1960

Pediatrics
1960

Music
1960

1940 - 1959 Award Recipients

Political Science
1959

Electrical Engineering
1958

Journalism
1958

English
1958

Classics
1958

Physical Chemistry
1958

Studio Art
1958

Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology
1957

Chemistry
1957

Political Science
1957

Biochemistry
1957

Electrical Engineering
1957

Romance Languages
1957

Chemical Engineering
1957

Entomology & Economic Zoology
1957

Botany
1956

Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth
1956

English
1956

Chemical Engineering
1956

Slavic & Oriental Languages
1956

History
1956

Biochemistry
1955

Zoology
1955

Chemical Engineering
1954

English
1954

Music
1953

Journalism
1953

Botany
1953

English
1953

Organic Chemistry
1948

English
1948

English
1948

History
1948

Philosophy
1947

Scandinavian Languages
1946

Philosophy
1946

Scandinavian Languages
1945

Economics
1945

History
1943

English
1943

History
1941

Botany
1941

1920 - 1939 Award Recipients

History
1938

Astronomy
1937

Journalism
1937

Sociology
1936

Political Science
1936

English
1935

English
1934

Botany
1934

History
1929

Political Science
1929

Plant Pathology & Botany
1929

Neuropathology
1928

Economics
1928

History
1928

Chemistry
1927