Getty Foundation Scholar Grants for Young Researchers 2024/2025

The Getty Scholars Program supports researchers in advancing knowledge of the arts and humanities and producing cutting-edge scholarship that contributes to the understanding and preservation of cultural heritage. While in residence, scholars have the opportunity to spend significant time at one of the world’s premier art history collections while contributing to an international community committed to intellectual exploration and exchange. Scholars may be in residence at the Getty Center or Getty Villa.

Getty Foundation Scholar Grants

Since 1985, the Getty Scholars Program has hosted nearly 1,500 residential scholars from over fifty countries to conduct research on topics related to the annual theme while residing in Los Angeles. Selected projects have spanned geographical regions and time periods, from ancient to contemporary eras. Getty receives between 300 and 400 applications each year and awards fellowships to about twenty applicants annually.

Brief Description

Program Sponsor(s): Getty Foundation

To be Taken at (s): Getty Research Institute , USA

Award Worth:  See Scholarship Benefits (below)

Number of Awards: Several

Study Level: PhD

Nationality: All Nationality

Eligibility Criteria

• Scholar Grant applicants should have received a PhD before September 1, 2020.
• Applicants from associated fields who do not hold a PhD but have commensurate professional experience will also be considered.
• Applicants who received their degree after September 1, 2020 should apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Benefits

Scholar Grant recipients at the Getty Center may be in residence from three to nine months and receive varying stipends as detailed below*:

• Three-month residency: September–December/January–March; $21,500 stipend
• Six-month residency: September–March/January–June; $43,000 stipend
• Nine-month residency: September–June; $65,000 stipend

Structure

A mix of senior scholars and junior fellows are selected for the Scholars Program cohort. The cohort’s research projects are focused on an annual theme. The three main grant categories are:

1. Scholar Grants for established researchers and professionals who have held PhDs for at least 5 years and/or possess strong records of publication and professional activity, at the Getty Center or Getty Villa
2. Postdoctoral Fellowships for recently granted PhDs at the Getty Center or Getty Villa
3. Predoctoral Fellowships for PhD candidates at the Getty Center

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• United Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellowship 2024 for Government officials and mid-level professionals
• PhD Positions at University of Copenhagen [ Fully Funded ]

How to Apply for the Getty Foundation Scholar Grants

• Applicants need to complete and submit the online Getty Scholar Grant application form by the deadline, which requires the following attachments:
  1. Project Proposal (not to exceed five pages, typed and double-spaced): Must include a description of the applicant’s proposed plan of study. The description should indicate 1) how the project addresses the annual theme* and 2) how it would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections.
  *Applicants for the AAAHI Fellowship are not required to address the annual theme. Rather, they should describe how their projects will generate new knowledge in the field of African American art history.
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Optional Writing Sample

Application closes on October 2, 2023.

Contact

Email: researchgrants@getty.edu

Attn: Getty Scholar Grants