| New York University | Sawyer Seminars - Comparative Study of Cultures: A Post-Genomic Embrace of the Human | 05/31/12 | $175,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Ohio State University | Sawyer Seminars - Comparative Study of Cultures: Language, Politics, and Human Expression | 05/31/12 | $175,000 | Columbus, OH, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | Sawyer Seminars - Comparative Study of Cultures: Sea Change | 05/31/12 | $175,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Duke University | Area Studies | 05/31/12 | $750,000 | Durham, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Michigan | ArtsEngine Arts Integration Research | 05/31/12 | $500,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Pennsylvania | University Humanities Centers | 05/31/12 | $455,000 | Philadelphia, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Franklin & Marshall College | Faculty Center for Teaching & Scholarship | 05/31/12 | $120,000 | Lancaster, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Inc. | Institute on College Futures | 05/31/12 | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| St. John’s College (Annapolis) | Faculty Enrichment | 05/31/12 | $600,000 | Annapolis, MD, United States | Higher Learning |
| Colorado College | New President | 05/31/12 | $100,000 | Colorado Springs, CO, United States | Higher Learning |
| Davidson College | New President | 05/31/12 | $100,000 | Davidson, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| The New School | New President | 05/31/12 | $100,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Berkeley | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program | 05/31/12 | $481,500 | Berkeley, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Whittier College | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program | 05/31/12 | $275,580 | Whittier, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of the Witwatersrand | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program | 05/31/12 | $361,130 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Higher Learning |
| University of Pretoria | Institute for Advanced Study Planning | 04/01/13 | $38,525 | Pretoria, South Africa | Higher Learning |
| American Academy in Rome | Rome Prize - Fellowship Endowment | 06/06/13 | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Sawyer Seminars - The Ghetto Concept, Conditions, and Connections | 06/06/13 | $175,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Georgetown University | Sawyer Seminars - Critical Silk Road Studies | 06/06/13 | $175,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Minnesota at Twin Cities | Sawyer Seminars - Making the Mississippi | 06/06/13 | $175,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
| New York University | Cities and Urban Environment | 06/06/13 | $2,000,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme | International Partnerships - Digital Philology | 06/06/13 | $600,000 | Paris, France | Higher Learning |
| Allegheny College | Collaborative Undergraduate Research in the Humanities | 06/06/13 | $600,000 | Meadville, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Washington and Lee University | The Global Classroom: Implementing Enhancements of International Education | 06/06/13 | $577,000 | Lexington, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hope College | The Andrew W. Mellon Scholars Program - Phase II | 06/06/13 | $500,000 | Holland, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
