genius grant
informal (originally and chiefly US )
noun
A fixed-term fellowship (including a financial stipend) of a type awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to individuals of extraordinary talent and creativity in a variety of fields.
- The first MacArthur Fellows were selected in 1981..
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in New York Amsterdam News.
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