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Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation issues awards in each of two separate competitions: * One open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. * The other to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Latin America and Caribbean competition is currently suspended "while we examine the workings and efficacy of the program. The U.S. and Canadian competition is unaffected by this suspension." The performing arts are excluded, although composers, film directors, and choreographers are eligible. The fellowships are not open to students, only to "advanced professionals in mid-career" such as published authors. The fellows may spend the money as they see fit, as the purpose is to give fellows "b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Air And Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, also called the Air and Space Museum, is a museum in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Established in 1946 as the National Air Museum, it opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976. In 2018, the museum saw about 6.2 million visitors, making it the fifth-most-visited museum in the world, and the second-most-visited museum in the United States. In 2020, due to long closures and a drop in foreign tourism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, museum attendance dropped to 267,000. The National Air and Space Museum is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. Almost all spacecraft and aircraft on display are originals or the original backup craft. The museum contains the Apollo 11 Command Module ''Columbia'', the ''Friendship 7'' capsule which was flown by John Glenn, Charles Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 1927
List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1927. Sixty-three fellowships were awarded to representatives of 22 states. 1927 U.S. and Canadian Fellows See also * Guggenheim Fellowship * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1926 This is a complete list of the Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1926. A total of 38 fellowships were awarded to scholars across 18 states. Fellows See also * Guggenheim Fellowship * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1925 * List of ... * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1928 References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 1927 1927 1927 awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 1940
Seventy-three Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded in 1940. 1940 U.S. and Canadian Fellows 1940 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows See also * Guggenheim Fellowship * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1939 * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1941 Eighty-five Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded in 1941. 1941 U.S. and Canadian Fellows 1941 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows See also * Guggenheim Fellowship * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1940 * List of Guggenheim Fellowshi ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 1940 1940 1940 awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
