How to Win One of the MacArthur Foundation’s ‘Genius Grants’
How to Win One of the MacArthur Foundation’s ‘Genius Grants’
Genius - right up there with billionaire - is one of only a couple of words that tells the world you’re at the peak of your game. King of the hill, top of the heap. Plus, chances are, really, really brainy.
And idiosyncratic. Possibly nerdy. Definitely dedicated. Sometimes creative. Occasionally no more than a nose to the grindstone worker bee.
On Tuesday morning the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation announced its 2012 fellows. The $500,000 spread over five years, widely known as “genius grants”, are given to “individuals who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the future”. If you didn’t win one this year, never mind. Here’s how to improve your chances down the line.