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 less than five years ago should apply for a postdoctoral fellowships
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

• Three-month residency: September to December, January to March, April to June: $17,200
• Six-month residency: September to March, January to June: $42,000
• Nine-month residency: September to June: $65,000

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.

1. 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.
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Optional Writing Sample 

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.