Getty Foundation 2023 Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

Published: 14 Jul 2022

The Getty Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for emerging scholars to complete work on projects related to the Getty Research Institute’s annual research theme, African American Art History Initiative, or Paul Revere Williams Research Project.

Recipients may be in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue research projects, complete their dissertations, or expand dissertation for publication. Fellows make use of the Getty collections, join in a weekly lecture devoted to an annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

Getty Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

Application Deadline	October 3, 2022
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Getty Foundation
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Getty Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

• Getty Predoctoral Fellowships are for nine months from late-September to late-June and receive a stipend of $30,000.
• Getty Postdoctoral Fellowships are for nine months from late-September to late-June and receive a stipend of $35,000.
• Both fellowships may provide a workspace at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, a travel stipend, and healthcare options. These terms apply as of June 2022 and the terms and length of grants are subject to change. Health and safety guidelines for grantees may also be imposed.

Requirements for Getty Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

• Applications for Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral fellowships are welcome from scholars of all nationalities.
• Current Getty staff and members of their immediate family are not eligible for Pre- and Postdoctoral fellowships.
• Getty Predoctoral Fellowship applicants must have advanced to candidacy by the application deadline and should expect to complete their dissertations during the fellowship period. Successful Predoctoral Fellowship applicants who are awarded their degree after the application deadline but before the fellowship begins, or who receive their doctorate while in residence, automatically become Postdoctoral Fellows.
• Postdoctoral Fellowship applicants who received their degree before September 1, 2019 should apply for a Getty Scholar Grant.

Application Documents

• Project Proposal
• Selected Bibliography
•  Doctoral Dissertation Plan or Abstract
• Curriculum Vitae
• Writing Sample
• Confirmation letter by the deadline.
• Two letters of recommendation 

Application Deadline

October 3, 2022

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Getty Foundation on getty.fluxx.io to apply