Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program 2026-2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: October 1, 2025

Applications are open for the Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program 2026-2027. Through the Conservation Guest Scholars Program, Getty offers alternatives for established students or professionals who’ve attained distinction within the cultural heritage conservation area.

Recipients are in residence on the Conservation Institute for a 3-month residency, by which they pursue their very own initiatives free from work-associated obligations, make use of analysis collections on the Getty Center and Getty Villa, and take part with different Getty students, fellows, and interns within the mental lifetime of Getty.

grant

• Conservation Guest Scholars are in residence for 3 months:
  • September–December, January–March, or April–June: $21,500
• The grant additionally features a workstation on the Conservation Institute, an condo within the Getty scholar housing advanced, analysis help, a journey stipend, and an out there healthcare choice.

Eligibility

• Applications are welcome from researchers and practitioners of all nationalities working in conservation, historic preservation, heritage science, and associated fields. Applicants ought to have not less than seven years {of professional} expertise and may have a longtime document of publications and different contributions to the sphere. Individuals from teams underrepresented throughout the sphere of cultural heritage conservation are inspired to apply.
• Proposals for postdoctoral analysis or analysis that contributes to a PhD or different tutorial diploma won’t be thought-about. Recent PhDs in chemistry and different bodily or materials sciences ought to apply to the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Science.
• The Conservation Institute will think about proposals that require use of its science laboratories; nevertheless, use depends upon availability of lab amenities and workers time and can’t be assured. If chosen, Scholars needs to be ready to conduct analysis unbiased of Science division workers.
• Previous Conservation Guest Scholar Grant recipients are eligible to reapply after a ready interval of six years.
• Current Getty workers and members of their quick household are usually not eligible for Conservation Guest Scholar Grants.

Evaluation Criteria

Conservation Guest Scholar Grants are awarded on a aggressive foundation. Applications are evaluated primarily based on the next standards:

• total high quality of the application;
• how the undertaking would contribute to the development of observe within the conservation area;
• applicant’s previous achievements;
• applicant’s {qualifications} to undertake the undertaking; and
• how the undertaking would profit from the sources at Getty, together with its library collections and workers.

Application

The deadline for submission of application supplies is 5:00 p.m. Los Angeles time (GMT-7), October 1, 2025.

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For extra info, go to Getty Conservation Guest Scholars Program.