| University of Notre Dame | Dead Sea Scrolls | 08/24/01 | $50,000 | Notre Dame, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Dissertation Seminars - Gender | 09/21/01 | $50,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wofford College | Presidential Leadership | 09/20/02 | $50,000 | Spartanburg, SC, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Collegiate Athletic Association | Athletics Capital Expense Study | 08/06/03 | $50,000 | Indianapolis, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Mills College | Curricular Planning | 07/26/04 | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| 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 |
| Cornell College | Reimagining the Liberal Arts Experience Through Innovation and Integration | 04/24/17 | $50,000 | Mount Vernon, IA, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Academy of Sciences | Research Universities and the Future of America: A National Convocation | 05/22/17 | $50,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Newberry Library | Historical Map/Atlas Collection | 06/22/71 | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, 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 |
| University of Minnesota at Twin Cities | New Directions Post-Fellowship Award | 12/01/11 | $50,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Rollins College | Academic Excellence | 10/22/12 | $50,000 | Winter Park, FL, United States | Higher Learning |
