| Washington University in St. Louis | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $350,000 | St. Louis, MO, United States | Higher Learning |
| Carleton College | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $269,400 | Northfield, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Duke University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $286,000 | Durham, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Haverford College | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $332,000 | Haverford, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $447,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Cape Town | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $458,000 | Cape Town, South Africa | Higher Learning |
| Wellesley College | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $407,000 | Wellesley, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Barnard College | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $151,300 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| City College of New York | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $370,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Emory University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $83,200 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Heritage University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $362,000 | Toppenish, WA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Queens College | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $327,600 | Flushing, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $495,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wesleyan University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $189,000 | Middletown, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2009 Renewal | 12/10/09 | $417,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Heritage University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2012 Renewal | 03/15/12 | $247,500 | Toppenish, WA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2012 Renewal | 03/15/12 | $247,500 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Columbia University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2012 Renewal | 03/15/12 | $247,500 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2012 Renewal | 03/15/12 | $247,500 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Dartmouth College | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - 2012 Renewal | 03/15/12 | $247,500 | Hanover, NH, United States | Higher Learning |
| Knox College | Faculty Career Enhancement 2014-2017 | 03/13/14 | $400,000 | Galesburg, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | 2017 NEH Jefferson Lecture | 02/27/17 | $25,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| International African American Museum | Chief Curator Position for 2018 | 08/21/17 | $150,000 | Charleston, SC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lake Forest College | Humanities 2020 | 12/13/18 | $1,100,000 | Lake Forest, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Washington University in St. Louis | The Divided City 2022 | 05/31/18 | $1,000,000 | St. Louis, United States | Higher Learning |
