Getty Scholar Grants

About this Award: 

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.

 

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.

 

Amount: 

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

Three-month residency: September to December, January to March, April to June: $21,500
Six-month residency: September to March, January to June: $43,000
Nine-month residency: September to June: $65,000

 

Number of Awards Available: 

Multiple

 

Deadline: 

October 3; November 1, 2022

 

Region of Study: 

Worldwide (all nationalities)

 

Level of Study: 

Post-graduate

 

Eligibility : 

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

 

Applicants who received their degree less than five years ago 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.

 

Contact email: 
Contact Phone: 

1-310-440-7374