The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded Genius Grants to 4 Boston-area artists and researchers and will receive $500,000 over the next five years.
The grants aim to assist the local winners to provide freedom and realize their creative vision. Winners include Harvard University economist Raj Chetty and MIT fiction writer Junot Diaz.
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