![]() STARRY-EYED: Margie Profet used her MacArthur funds to switch fields of study. |
Such a scene has been played out 479 times since 1981, when the first MacArthur Fellowships were awarded. The fellowship has grown from a new and sometimes confusing award into one of the United States' most celebrated honors. Grantees receive a cash award that ranges from $150,000 to $375,000 and comprehensive health coverage-all with no strings attached.
Frank J. Sulloway: "My MacArthur period was the one period of my life when I wasn't living hand-to-mouth on a ...