Getty Scholars Grants 2025 (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
The Getty Scholars Program is now accepting applications for the Getty Scholars Grants 2025, open to established scholars and distinguished individuals in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. This prestigious program offers grants to support the work of accomplished scholars who have made significant contributions in their fields, providing them with the opportunity to further their research and scholarship.
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Getty Foundation helps in the advancement of research and conservation by supporting scholars and professions through grants, projects and publications.
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.
Benefits
- 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
- Work station at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa.
- Housing apartment.
- Travel stipend
- Available healthcare option
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Getty Scholar Grants 2025/26, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Scholar Grant applicants should have received a PhD more than 5 years ago (before September 1, 2021).
- Applicants from associated fields who do not hold a PhD but have commensurate professional experience will also be considered.
- Applicants who received their degree within the past 5 years (after September 1, 2021) should apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Required Documents
The following attachments must accompany your 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 proposal should indicate:
- how the project addresses the annual theme
- if relevant, how it would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections
- AAAHI applicants should describe how their projects will generate new knowledge in the expanding field of African American art history
- Curriculum Vitae
- Optional Writing Sample
How to Apply
Applicants need to complete and submit the online Getty Scholar Grant application form by the deadline.