The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation



The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is a nonprofit corporation governed by the laws of the State of New York. It was founded on the 30th of June 1969 through the consolidation of Avalon Foundation and Old Dominion Foundation.


Currently, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is making grants in five core program areas: Higher Education and Scholarship; Scholarly Communications and Information Technology; Art History, Conservation, and Museums; Performing Arts; and, Conservation and the Environment.


The foundation's philosophy is to build, strengthen, and sustain institutions and thier core capacities.

Web Address

www.mellon.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @MellonFdn

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation


Transformative Mellon Grant Awarded to The Conservation Center of The Institute of Fine Arts at ...
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

In recognition of the changing field of contemporary art conservation, the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU will implement a high caliber program in time-based media (TBM) art...more

Ohio Wesleyan Receives $150000 Mellon Foundation Award
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Ohio Wesleyan University has received a $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support “enhancing interdisciplinarity” – an initiative by OWU professors to create classes that...more

Iowa & Illinois digest
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grants include $1 million as part of the Engage Humanities Initiative over 4 1/2 years. It will be used to teach and mentor undergraduates to explore and conduct...more

$1.9M in Mellon Foundation grants aid UIC humanities studies
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $1.9 million to expand undergraduate research in the humanities and to aid doctoral candidates in Latino humanities...more

1.9M in Mellon Foundation grants aid UIC humanities studies
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Kresge Foundation

CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $1.9 million to expand undergraduate research in the humanities and to aid doctoral candidates in...more

TCG Names Recipients of Global Connections Travel Grants
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

NEW YORK CITY: Theatre Communications Group has named the 11 recipients of the latest round of its Global Connections grants, which encourages cultural exchange. The grants, supported by the Andrew...more

Mellon Foundation Awards UTEP, EPCC $2M Humanities Grant
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a more than $2 million grant to The University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College (EPCC) to ... The possibilities for connections within the...more

Mellon Foundation Awards UTEP, EPCC $2M Humanities Grant
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a more than $2 million grant to The University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College (EPCC) to establish The Humanities Collaborative. UTEP...more

The Glimmerglass Festival Announces Breaking Glass: Hyperlinking Opera And Issues
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

... and music scholar Matthew Morrison of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, who will discuss his work about racial identity relating to the sound of American popular music. The national...more

South Arts Receives $500000 Grant
Foundation: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization based in Atlanta, has received a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness and...more



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