"No strings attached" is not a phrase you hear too often in the world of foundation grants, and that's partly what makes the MacArthur Fellows unique. Another feature: the size of the prize itself.

Each year, the MacArthur Foundation announces its MacArthur Fellows or “Geniuses,” a class of researchers, scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and more who are changing the world through their endless ...

Two members of the Bowdoin community—a graduate and an honorand—are being awarded a so-called genius grant by the MacArthur Foundation this year. Biologist Toby Kiers ’98 and Wabanaki basket maker ...