| Occidental College | Integrated Curricular Planning | 12/09/10 | $700,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wabash College | Asian Studies | 12/09/10 | $700,000 | Crawfordsville, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lewis & Clark College | Environmental Studies | 12/09/10 | $600,000 | Portland, OR, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bucknell University | Environmental Studies | 12/09/10 | $520,000 | Lewisburg, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tougaloo College | Global Leadership Curriculum | 12/09/10 | $100,000 | Tougaloo, MS, United States | Higher Learning |
| Emory University | Johnson Institute Visiting Scholars Program | 12/09/10 | $533,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Kohala Center, Inc. | Mellon Fellowships Program - Hawaiian History and Culture | 12/09/10 | $500,000 | Kamuela, HI, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Council of Learned Societies | Public Postdoctoral Fellowships | 12/09/10 | $1,600,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Convergence | U.S. - Muslim Engagement Initiative | 10/17/11 | $95,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Scripps College | Excellence in Academic Writing | 10/17/11 | $50,000 | Claremont, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Harvard University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program - Journal | 11/21/11 | $54,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies | Professor-in-Charge | 12/01/11 | $400,000 | Durham, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Willamette University | Pacific Northwest Five Consortium | 12/01/11 | $800,000 | Salem, OR, United States | Higher Learning |
| American University - Central Asia | Postdoctoral Fellowships | 12/01/11 | $100,000 | Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic | Higher Learning |
| Furman University | Fine Arts | 12/01/11 | $800,000 | Greenville, SC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Illinois College | General Education Program | 12/01/11 | $214,000 | Jacksonville, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Brown University | New Directions Post-Fellowship Award [Perlman] | 12/01/11 | $50,000 | Providence, RI, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of California at Los Angeles | Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities | 12/06/12 | $2,000,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Modern Language Association of America | Non-Academic Careers | 12/06/12 | $85,000 | New York, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bates College | Faculty Bridge to Retirement | 12/06/12 | $1,000,000 | Lewiston, ME, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bennington College | Faculty Enrichment | 12/06/12 | $500,000 | Bennington, VT, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Indian College Fund | Mellon Faculty Career Enhancement Program | 12/06/12 | $500,000 | Denver, CO, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Historical Association | Non-Academic Careers - Planning Supplement | 10/21/13 | $7,700 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Islamic Studies Initiative - Phase II | 12/05/13 | $800,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| National Humanities Center | Fellowship Endowment | 12/05/13 | $2,000,000 | Research Triangle Park, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
