Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars or individuals who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients may be 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 lecture devoted to an annual research theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.
Getty Scholar Grants are given based on competence. Applications are evaluated based on the following: the overall quality of the application; how the proposed project bears upon the annual research theme*; the applicant’s past achievements; and how the project would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections.
Meanwhile, applicants for the AAAHI and PRW Research Project Scholarships are not required to work on the annual theme. Rather, they should describe either their focus on African American art and cultural history for the AAAHI Scholarship or their focus on Williams’ life and legacy for the PRW Research Project Scholarship.
Eligibility
Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities or social sciences.
Current Getty staff and members of their immediate family are not eligible for Scholar Grants. Recent recipients who have received the Getty Scholar award within the past three years may be removed from consideration.
Funding Details
Getty Scholars may be in residence from three to nine months:
Three-month residency: September to December, January to April: $21,500
Six-month residency: September to April, January to June: $43,000
Nine-month residency: September to June: $65,000
AAAHI and PRW Research Project Scholarships are limited to nine-month residency terms and are granted $65,000 stipends.
How to Apply?
Applicants are required to complete and submit the online Getty Scholar grant application form, along with the attachments described below within 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.
Applicants for the AAAHI and PRW Research Project Scholarships are not required to work on the annual theme. Rather, they should describe either (1) their focus on African American art and cultural history for the AAAHI Scholarship or (2) their focus on Williams’ life and legacy for the PRW Research Project Scholarship.
Curriculum Vitae
Optional Writing Sample
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the Getty Scholar Grants 2023. To know more about the scholarship, click here.
