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The Foundation consults with distinguished scholars and artists regarding the accomplishments and promise of the applicants and presents this evidence to the Committee of Selection.</p> <p><a href="/web/20120907025732/http://www.gf.org/applicants/the-united-states-canadian-competition/" class="LinkMore">United States &amp;&nbsp;Canadian Competition</a></p> <p><a href="/web/20120907025732/http://www.gf.org/applicants/the-latin-american-caribbean-competition/" class="LinkMore">Latin American &amp;&nbsp;Caribbean Competition</a></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <!-- END: Center Column --> <!-- BEGIN: Right Column --> <div class="Column right"> <div class="wysiwyg-output"> <table class="col-head color-2"> <tbody> <tr> <th> <h2><a href="/web/20120907025732/http://www.gf.org/fellows/current/">Current Fellows</a></h2> </th> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="color-2"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="feature-photo"><a href="/web/20120907025732/http://www.gf.org/fellows/current/"><img width="100" height="100" src="/web/20120907025732im_/http://www.gf.org/system/assets/0000/3434/2_Wura-Natasha_Ogunji_Lagos_2011_100x100.original.jpg?1334580560" alt=""/></a></td> <td> <p>The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded Fellowships to a diverse group of 181 scholars, artists, and scientists in its eighty-eighth annual competition for the United States and Canada. 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