12 UC faculty members awarded 2017 Guggenheim Fellowships
April 17, 2017 •
A dozen UC scholars are among the 2017 recipients of the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships, a diverse and gifted group appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise.
Nearly 3,000 people applied for the fellowships this year — the foundation’s 93rd competition — and only 173 scholars, artists and scientists were selected.
Since its establishment in 1925, the Guggenheim Foundation has granted more than $350 million in fellowships to more than 18,000 people. The awards help recipients pursue a special project for six to 12 months.
This year’s fellows bring UC’s total Guggenheim Fellowships to 1,669 — more than any other university or college.
See the list of UC faculty members awarded fellowships this year.
Photo on home page of Link: Guggenheim fellow Richmond Sarpong, who discusses his road to chemistry in a TEDxBerkeley talk here. Credit: UC Berkeley
