Established in 2015 through the Carnegie Foundation, the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program awards exceptional scholars and writers with a generous stipend, allowing recipients to research and write about important and enduring issues confronting society in many different areas.

The first year the fellowships were awarded, an IU faculty member was part of the inaugural class. Charles Geyh, the John Kimberling Chair of Law at the Maurer School of Law, continued his research and writing on the judicial selection process in America. His work, like that of the other award recipients at IU, influences the country and world in significant ways.