| Amherst College | New President | 10/01/04 | $50,000 | Amherst, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Duke University | Summer Research Opportunity Program | 07/18/05 | $50,000 | Durham, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Associated Colleges of the Midwest, Inc. | New President | 09/15/06 | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Plymouth State University | Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration | 09/15/06 | $50,000 | Plymouth, NH, United States | Higher Learning |
| Illinois College | Faculty Career Enhancement | 07/02/07 | $50,000 | Jacksonville, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | University Press Program | 12/18/75 | $50,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| St. Olaf College | New President - Strategic Planning | 10/03/07 | $50,000 | Northfield, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration [Firefox] | 10/03/07 | $50,000 | Champaign, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Randolph-Macon College | New President - Strategic Planning | 06/23/08 | $50,000 | Ashland, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Columbia University | New Directions Post-Fellowship Award [Smith] | 07/21/08 | $50,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Indiana University | Emeritus Fellowships [Johnston] | 09/18/08 | $50,000 | Bloomington, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| George Mason University | Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration [Project Omeka] | 09/18/08 | $50,000 | Fairfax, VA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Los Angeles | New Directions Post-Fellowship Award [Bakhos] | 07/19/10 | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lafayette College | Future of the Liberal Arts College | 08/08/11 | $50,000 | Easton, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lake Forest College | Strategic Planning | 05/29/12 | $50,000 | Lake Forest, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Marlboro College | Curricular Planning | 08/13/12 | $50,000 | Marlboro, VT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Morris Brown College | Institution Building - Honors Program | 11/20/00 | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Fisk University | Institution Building - Strategic Planning | 12/17/01 | $50,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Dartmouth College | Emeritus Fellowships | 12/15/03 | $50,000 | Hanover, NH, United States | Higher Learning |
| Haverford College | Emeritus Fellowships [Stuard] | 12/15/03 | $50,000 | Haverford, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Boston Consortium for Higher Education, Inc. | Faculty Retirement Assessment | 11/22/04 | $50,000 | Needham, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Indian College Fund | Tribal College Graduate Survey | 11/22/04 | $50,000 | Denver, CO, United States | Higher Learning |
| Southern Education Foundation, Inc. | Black College Library Improvement | 12/15/88 | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| New-York Historical Society | Self-Study | 12/15/88 | $50,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Slavic Reference Service | 12/14/89 | $50,000 | Champaign, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
