Getty Foundation Scholar Grants 2025 for Researchers Worldwide

The Getty Scholars Program supports innovative research about art, conceived in the broadest terms, and its histories, by providing a locus for international scholars to forge collaborations across disciplines and professional practices, while also developing new audiences for their work. During their residency, the scholar cohort is immersed in a vibrant local community devoted to the advancement of knowledge and hosted at an institution committed to preserving, understanding, interpreting, and sharing its vast library and collections. 

• Table of Content
• About Getty Foundation
• Getty Foundation Scholar Grants
• Aim and Benefits of Getty Foundation Scholar Grants
• Requirements for Getty Foundation Scholar Grants Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Getty Foundation Scholar Grants
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Getty Foundation

The Getty Foundation fulfills the philanthropic mission of the Getty Trust by supporting individuals and institutions committed to advancing the greater understanding and preservation of the visual arts in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Through strategic grant initiatives, it strengthens art history as a global discipline, promotes the interdisciplinary practice of conservation, increases access to museum and archival collections, and develops current and future leaders in the visual arts. It carries out its work in collaboration with the other Getty Programs to ensure that they individ... continue reading

Getty Foundation Scholar Grants

Aim and Benefits of Getty Foundation Scholar Grants

Scholar Grant recipients at the Getty Center may be in residence from three to nine months and receive varying stipends as detailed below:

• Three-month residency: September–December/January–March; $21,500 stipend
• Six-month residency: September–March/January–June; $43,000 stipend
• Nine-month residency: September–June; $65,000 stipend

The grant also includes a workstation at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, research assistance, a travel stipend, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, and an available healthcare option. These terms apply as of July 2024 and are subject to future changes.

Requirements for Getty Foundation Scholar Grants Qualification

• Scholar Grant applicants should have received a PhD before September 1, 2022.
• Applicants from associated fields who do not hold a PhD but have commensurate professional experience will also be considered.
• Applicants who received their doctoral degree after September 1, 2022 should apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Getty Foundation Scholar Grants

Structure

A mix of senior scholars and junior fellows are selected for the Scholars Program cohort. The cohort’s research projects are focused on an annual theme. The three main grant categories are:

1. Scholar Grants for established researchers and professionals who have held PhDs for at least 5 years and/or possess strong records of publication and professional activity, at the Getty Center or Getty Villa
2. Postdoctoral Fellowships for recently granted PhDs at the Getty Center or Getty Villa
3. Predoctoral Fellowships for PhD candidates at the Getty Center

Application Timeline

• Applications for 2026–2027 year grants will open on July 1, 2025.
• The deadline to apply is October 1, 2025.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Getty Foundation Grants webpage