| Bethune-Cookman University | Faculty Development Program | 09/15/06 | $500,000 | Daytona Beach, FL, United States | Higher Learning |
| Open University | Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration | 09/15/06 | $50,000 | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | New Directions Fellowships [Halvorson] | 09/17/07 | $15,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Indiana University | Emeritus Fellowship [Valdman] | 10/03/07 | $36,000 | Bloomington, IN, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Emeritus Fellowship | 10/03/07 | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Emeritus Fellowship | 10/03/07 | $34,000 | Chapel Hill, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Gettysburg College | Faculty Development | 10/03/07 | $135,000 | Gettysburg, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of the South | Mid-Career President: Academic Support | 10/03/07 | $150,000 | Sewanee, TN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Agnes Scott College | New President - Center for Women's Global Leadership | 10/03/07 | $50,000 | Decatur, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University System of Georgia | Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration | 10/03/07 | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Morehouse College | New President - Discretionary Fund | 06/23/08 | $100,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | New Directions Post-Fellowship Award [Heller-Roazen] | 06/23/08 | $50,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wesleyan University | New President - Discretionary Fund | 06/23/08 | $100,000 | Middletown, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Duke University | Emeritus Fellowships | 09/18/08 | $55,000 | Durham, NC, United States | Higher Learning |
| The Ohio State University | Emeritus Fellowships [Benedict] | 09/18/08 | $31,000 | Columbus, OH, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Iowa | Emeritus Fellowships [Addis] | 09/18/08 | $9,000 | Iowa City, IA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | Emeritus Fellowships [Bartlett] | 09/18/08 | $41,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Iowa | Dissertation Seminars - Story in Theory: Approaches to Narrative Analysis | 09/18/08 | $293,000 | Iowa City, IA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Brown University | Graduate Student Support - Endowment | 09/18/08 | $3,000,000 | Providence, RI, United States | Higher Learning |
| Social Science Research Council | International Dissertation Research Fellowships | 09/18/08 | $6,765,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bard College | Conservatory of Music | 09/18/08 | $2,500,000 | Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Environmental Studies | 09/18/08 | $1,000,000 | Geneva, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Southern Education Foundation, Inc. | Reaccreditation Preparation Program | 09/18/08 | $915,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Phillips Academy | PhD Preparation | 09/18/08 | $750,000 | Andover, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Foothill College | Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration [Project Mneme] | 09/18/08 | $50,000 | Los Altos Hills, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
