2025
Angela Esterhammer
Angela Esterhammer Wins Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
2025
Angela Esterhammer Wins Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship
“Professor Angela Esterhammer, the former principal of Victoria College and alumna Vic 8T3, has won a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.
The 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows consists of 198 distinguished individuals from across 53 disciplines. Esterhammer is one of only four Canadians who received a fellowship this year and one of only two from Canadian universities.
One of the other winners is author Sheila Heti, who was the Vic Pelham Edgar Distinguished Visitor in the Humanities in 2023.
The fellowships, established in 1925 by American businessman and philanthropist Simon Guggenheim, provide a monetary stipend to pursue independent work at the highest level under “the freest possible conditions.”
Esterhammer was principal of Victoria College for 12 years from 2012 to 2024. She will use the fellowship to continue her research on John Galt, one of the most popular and prolific Scottish writers of the 19th century.
“I’m thrilled, and extremely grateful for the Guggenheim Foundation’s outstanding support of scholarship and creativity, especially in arts and humanities fields,” she said.”
Published by Victoria College
