Two hundred and seventy scholars, artists, and scientists received Guggenheim Fellowships in 1985. $5,408,000 was disbursed between the recipients, who were chosen from an applicant pool of 3,548 and represented 99 different institutions. University of California, Berkeley had the most fellowship recipients awarded to its faculty (12), followed by Yale University (10) and Harvard University (9).
1985 United States and Canada fellows