Application Deadline: 5:00 p.m. (PT) October 1, 2019.
Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or writers 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 academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme, 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.
Applicants who received their degree after September 1, 2015, should apply for a postdoctoral fellowship.
Current Getty staff and members of their immediate family are not
eligible for Scholar Grants. Recent recipients who have received a Getty
Scholar award within the past three years may be removed from
consideration.
Terms
Getty Scholars may be in residence from three to nine months:
Three-month residency: September to December, January to April, April to June: $17,200 Six-month residency: September to April, January to June: $42,000 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 available
healthcare option. These terms apply as of June 2019 and are subject to
future changes.
Application Availability and Deadline
Complete application materials are accepted online only. The next
deadline for submission of application materials is 5:00 p.m. (PT) October 1, 2019.
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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