Aug 22, Getty Foundation Scholar Grants for Researchers Worldwide

Getty Foundation Scholar Grants for Researchers Worldwide

Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or individuals who have attained distinction in their fields.

Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue their own projects free from work-related obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme or the African American Art History Initiative, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

Eligibility

Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.

Terms

Getty Scholars may be in residence from three to nine months*:

Three-month residency: September to December, January to April, April to June: $21,500

Six-month residency: September to April, January to June: $43,000

Nine-month residency: September to June: $65,000.

The grant also includes an office at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, airfare to and from Los Angeles, and an available healthcare option.

Application Availability

Complete application materials are accepted online only.

Notification

Applicants are notified of the Getty Research Institute’s decision approximately six months following the deadline.

Review Process

Getty Scholar Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Applications are evaluated based on the following:

(1) the overall quality of the application;

(2) how the proposed project bears upon the annual research theme;

(3) the applicant’s past achievements; and

(4) how the project would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to complete and submit the online Getty Scholar grant application form, along with the attachments described below, by the deadline.

Project Proposal: Each application must include a description of the applicant’s proposed plan for study and research (not to exceed five pages, typed and double-spaced). The description should indicate (1) how the project bears upon the scholar year theme and (2) how the project would be advanced by the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections.

Curriculum Vitae

Optional Writing Sample

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Apply by 1st October.

For more information and application details, see; Getty Foundation Scholar Grants for Researchers Worldwide

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