The interdisciplinary awards announced Tuesday come with a $800,000 grant over five years that the 22 recipients may use however they want.

The MacArthur Foundation Fellows program recognizes notable artists, scientists and other innovators, who receive a $800,000 no-strings-attached award.

The MacArthur Fellows program recognizes creativity and innovation across the country by supporting recipients with an $800,000 stipend.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant." The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want.

The foundation looks for people who will be ‘enabled’ by the award, meaning they have both a track record of work and the potential to produce additional extraordinary work. The 2024 class of the John D.

The MacArthur Foundation has announced this year’s recipients of the MacArthur “Genius” GrantFellowship recipients, and four LGBTQ+ pioneers are among the prestigious cohort, including longtime New York cabaret icon Justin Vivian Bond.

My hope is that I can use this to try to make more change where we need it so desperately,” said Loka Ashwood, a UK professor who was awarded a MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ grant this week.

At least three Asian Americans are among the 22 MacArthur Genius fellowship winners named this week. Each fellow will receive $800,000 with no restrictions to award them for exceptional work they have done in their creative endeavors.

Wendy Red Star, a Montana State University alum from 2004, has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow for her visual art “engaging with archival materials in works that challenge colonial historical narratives.

Eight Black recipients have been named in this year’s class, including scholar and writer Ruha Benjamin, poet Jericho Brown, media artist Tony Cokes, historian Jennifer Morgan, multimedia artist Ebony Patterson,