Four Indian Americans among 2026 class of Guggenheim Fellows

Four Indian Americans are among the 2026 class of Guggenheim Fellows, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced. The fellowship is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

The Indian American recipients span fields including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Their names and specific disciplines were included in the foundation's official list of 2026 fellows.

The Guggenheim Fellowship program provides grants to scholars, artists, and scientists to pursue their work with no strings attached. Since its establishment in 1925, the foundation has awarded over 18,000 fellowships.