| University of Chicago | South Asian Studies | 12/17/85 | $151,824 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Association of American Colleges | Engineering Education | 10/02/85 | $250,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bucknell University | Fresh Combinations | 10/02/85 | $250,000 | Lewisburg, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Council of American Overseas Research Centers | Administrative Costs | 10/02/85 | $35,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| DePauw University | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/02/85 | $75,000 | Greencastle, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa | Phi Beta Kappa - History | 10/02/85 | $65,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Reed College | Fresh Combinations | 10/02/85 | $200,000 | Portland, OR, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stanford University | ICCS - Senior Professorship | 10/02/85 | $215,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Muhlenberg College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/02/85 | $87,500 | Allentown, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Amherst College | Fresh Combinations | 10/02/85 | $250,000 | Amherst, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bates College | Fresh Combinations | 10/02/85 | $225,000 | Lewiston, ME, United States | Higher Learning |
| Cornell College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/02/85 | $75,000 | Mount Vernon, IA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Dartmouth College | Book Review Editors File | 10/02/85 | $28,000 | Hanover, NH, United States | Higher Learning |
| Furman University | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/02/85 | $87,500 | Greenville, SC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tufts University | Fletcher School | 10/02/85 | $165,000 | Medford, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Maryland at College Park | Summer Institutes | 10/02/85 | $150,000 | College Park, MD, United States | Higher Learning |
| Oberlin College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/02/85 | $125,000 | Oberlin, OH, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Paul Mellon Professorship | 10/02/85 | $1,750,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | 10/02/85 | $75,000 | Cambridge, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Amherst College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/02/85 | $125,000 | Amherst, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Council on Library Resources | Preservation Film | 10/02/85 | $150,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Lewis & Clark College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/02/85 | $87,500 | Portland, OR, United States | Higher Learning |
| Catholic University of America | Washington Collegium | 10/02/85 | $20,000 | Washington, DC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Colby College | Fresh Combinations | 10/02/85 | $225,000 | Waterville, ME, United States | Higher Learning |
| Rhodes College | Hewlett-Mellon Program | 10/02/85 | $87,500 | Memphis, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
