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 or Getty Villa, 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 research theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

Getty Scholars may be in residence for one of six periods ranging from three to nine months: September to December; January to March; April to June; September to March; January to June; or September to June.

Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.

2017-2018 Theme, Research Institute: Iconoclasm and Vandalism
2017-2018 Theme, Villa: The Classical World in Context: Persia