Research Grants in the US in Arts, Humanities and Social sciences 2020

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

The Getty Foundation

Area

America

Host Country

United States of America

Deadline

01 Oct 2020

Study level

Doctoral Degree

Opportunity type

Grants

Specialities

Creative Arts and Design

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars or individuals 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 work-related obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme or the African American Art History Initiative, 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 after September 1, 2016, 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.

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

Funding:

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.
Available healthcare option.

Review Process:

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.
How the project would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections.

About The Getty Foundation:

The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing the understanding of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, active collecting program, public programs, institutional collaborations, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars programs.

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