Monday, August 24, 2020

[Short-Term Program] Getty Scholar Grants 2021/2022, USA (Fully Funded)




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.

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 
Please see important information about the terms of these grants here
  • 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 an available healthcare option. These terms apply as of June 2020 and are subject to future changes.

Requirement:
  • 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, 2015, 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
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.


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.
  • 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.
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Optional Writing Sample
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Please note: Once you have created and saved an application form, be sure to return to work on the same form by selecting the "Applications: In Progress" link to return to your saved application. Otherwise, you may inadvertently create multiple versions of the same application.

Inquiries

Please address inquiries to the following:

Attn: Getty Scholar Grants
Phone: (310) 440-7374
Email: researchgrants@getty.edu

Deadline:
01 October 2020

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