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I'm surprised at how many Ivy League/top-tier college recipients there are on the list. On the one hand, it makes sense as these people are at the forefront of
by roymurdock 11y ago
I'm surprised at how many Ivy League/top-tier college recipients there are on the list. On the one hand, it makes sense as these people are at the forefront of their fields and therefore should be at the best institutions. On the other, I would expect that they would get enough funding from their universities and that the grant might serve a maverick/independent candidate better. Do half of the grants usually go to top-tier institutional researchers and artists?
- jacobolus 11y agoTop researchers look for institutions where their work will get the best support and exposure, and top institutions look to bring together the best researchers. As a result, much of the most exciting new research is concentrated at the top, and just as importantly in this context, the work at those institutions has generally better marketing/reach, so is more likely to be familiar to folks in charge of picking MacArthur fellows. To answer your question: yes, a substantial proportion of MacArthur fellows every year are affiliated with places like (from this year) Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, Princeton, UChicago, Cornell, Columbia, etc.
- Hazzzzz1 11y agoFound the Chicago grad...
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- auntienomen 11y agoActually, it looks like he's a Harvard guy.
- auntienomen 11y agoUniversities don't provide funding to academic stars. They provide prestige, access to good colleagues and students, that sort of thing. The money flows in the other direction.
- robotresearcher 11y agoThe award is based on excellence and not on need for funds.