Getty Scholar Grants for Botswana Students in USA, 2015/2016

Applications are invited for Getty scholar grants available for established scholars or writers to pursue their own projects free from academic obligations at the Getty Research Institute. Getty Scholars may be in residence for one of five periods ranging from three to nine months: September to December; January to March; April to June; January to June; or September to June. Applications are welcomed from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities or social sciences. The application deadline is November 3, 2014.

Study Subject(s): Grants are available for researchers who are working in the arts, humanities or social sciences to pursue their own projects at the Getty Research Institute.
Course Level: Getty Scholar grants are for established scholars or writers to pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual theme and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.
Scholarship Provider: The Getty Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: USA

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, those who have received a Getty Scholar award within the past 3 years, may be removed from consideration.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Researchers of all nationalities can apply for these Getty scholar grants.

Scholarship Description: 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, 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 theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): Getty Scholars may be in residence for one of five periods ranging from three to nine months: September to December; January to March; April to June; January to June; or September to June.

What does it cover? 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, and airfare to and from Los Angeles. These terms apply as of August 2014 and are subject to future changes.

Selection Criteria: Getty Scholar grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of: (1) the overall quality of the application; (2) how the proposed project bears upon the 2014-2015 annual research theme, Object – Value – Canon; (3) the applicant’s past achievements; and (4) how the project would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections.

Notification: Applicants are notified of the Getty Research Institute’s decision approximately six months following the deadline.

How to Apply: Applicants are required to complete and submit the online Getty Residential Scholar application form, which includes completing an online information sheet, and uploading a Project Proposal, Curriculum Vitae, and optional Writing Sample.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is November 3, 2014.

Note: Application will be open in beginning September 30.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application