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.
The Washington and Lee University was awarded with a $700,000 grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the establishment of a new Mellon Junior faculty Fellows Program in the Humanities.
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awards grants totaling $226,000 to humanities graduate students of University of Virginia's College of Arts & Schiences to help them with their dissertations.
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $484,000 grant to the Johns Hopkins University to allow for expansion of course offerings and staffs in their Programs in Museums and Society.
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The Weslayan's Center for the Arts received a performing arts grant totaling $750,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Mellon Foundation grants support research initiatives, digital libraryThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has continued its long-standing support of Gallaudet...more
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