John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships for 2005 have been awarded to Mark Ellis, University of Washington at Seattle, for a study on "Daily Geographics of the Color Line in American Cities;" Richard Harris, McMaster University, for a study on "The Commercialization of Owner-Building in North America and Australia, 1945-1960;" and Bruce L. Rhoads, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for a study on "Fluvial Dynamics of River Confluences." Ellis, Harris, and Rhoads are among 186 scholars, scientists, and artists who were chosen as Fellows from more than 3,000 applicants.

Between 1926 and 2004, 104 geographers have been selected to receive Guggenheim fellowships, and although geographers have had a record of success in securing Guggenheim fellowships since the mid-1950s, it is hoped that a greater number of qualified geographers will compete in the future. Research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts are eligible for consideration. Selection is based on a career synopsis, brief research proposal, and a letter from referees designated by the applicant. Fellows are appointed on the basis of distinguished achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment. Second awards are not given. In 2005 the average award was $38,237, which typically is used for a portion of the fellow?s salary and research-related expenses.

The application deadline is typically October 1. Application materials can be obtained from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 90 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016, 212- 687-4470, or from their website at http://www.gf.org/ (which also lists present and former fellows).

A list of fellows in geography appears in the AAG Guide to Geography Programs in North America, 2004-2005 on pages 325-326.

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