Getty Scholar Grants for International Senior Researchers (Fully-funded to Los Angeles, USA)

Getty Scholar Grants

Course(s) Offered: Arts, Humanities, Social sciences
Course Level: Research Grants
Provider: The J. Paul Getty Trust
Country to Study in: USA

Scholarship Description
The Getty Scholar programs aim to fill a need for opportunities for senior-level professionals, fellows, scholars and writers to pursue research on topics that bring new knowledge and fresh perspectives to their field.

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.

While in residence, Scholars participate in the intellectual life of the Getty, making use of research collections at the Getty Center and Villa, and in the greater Los Angeles area. They also become active participants in the cultural life of the city.

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 a Getty Scholar award within the past three years may be removed from consideration.

Selection Criteria:
Getty Scholar Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. 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.

Eligible groups
Citizens of ALL countries

Participating Institutions
Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, Los Angeles, USA

Fields of study
Graduate level research themes in arts, humanities, or social sciences

Number of awards
Not specified

Sponsorship duration
Getty Scholars may be in residence for one of six periods ranging from three to nine months: September to December; January to March; April to June; September to March; January to June; or September to June.

Scholarship benefits
A stipend of up to $65,000 per year will be awarded based on length of stay, need, and salary. The grant also includes an office at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, research assistance, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, airfare to and from Los Angeles, and makes healthcare options available.

Method of Application
Complete application materials are accepted online only. Applicants are required to complete and submit the online Getty Scholar grant application form (which includes uploading a Project Proposal; Curriculum Vitae; and optional Writing Sample) by the deadline. 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.

• 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

Letters of reference are not required for this application.

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DEADLINES:
The next deadline for submission of application materials is 5:00 p.m. (PDT) October 2, 2017

PLEASE NOTE:
Candidates are notified of the Getty Research Institute’s decision approximately six months following the deadline.

The J. Paul Getty Trust is the world's wealthiest art institution. Based in Los Angeles, California, it operates the J. Paul Getty Museum, which has two locations, the Getty Center in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades district of Los Angeles, California. Its other programs are the Getty Foundation, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute.

Application Deadline: 2 October 2017
Open to International Applicants: Yes

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