This year, filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, poet Jericho Brown and disability rights activist Alice Wong are among the recipients of the so-called "genius grants." Each fellow receives $800,000.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant." The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want.

Reservation Dogs' co-creator and showrunner Sterlin Harjo is among the 22 recipients of the MacArthur Foundation's 2024 'Genius Grant' fellowships.

The MacArthur Foundation Fellows program recognizes notable artists, scientists and other innovators, who receive a $800,000 no-strings-attached award.

The MacArthur Fellows program recognizes creativity and innovation across the country by supporting recipients with an $800,000 stipend.

The 22 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want.

MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday its 2024 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant.” The 22 fellows, among them University of Pennsylvania legal scholar and policy researcher Dorothy Roberts.