Getty Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

Eligibility Criteria

• 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.

Offered Benefits

• 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.

Application Process

Applicants are required to complete and submit the online Fellowship application form by the deadline.

Required Documents:

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