Applications Invited for Getty Scholar Grants Program

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About the Organization:

The Getty Foundation was established in 1984 in the belief that philanthropy is a key ingredient in carrying out the mission of the J. Paul Getty Trust. The Getty Foundation fulfills the philanthropic mission of the Getty Trust by supporting individuals and institutions committed to advancing the greater understanding and preservation of the visual arts in Los Angeles and throughout the world. They carry out their work in collaboration with the other Getty Programs to ensure that they individually and collectively achieve maximum effect.

Getty Scholar Grants

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.
• Applicants who received their degree after September 1, 2016, 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: $21,500
• Six-month residency: September to April, January to June: $43,000
• Nine-month residency: September to June: $65,000

*AAAHI Fellowships are limited to nine-month residency terms, and are granted $65,000 stipends.

Deadline: 5:00 p.m. (PT) October 1, 2020.

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