Getty Scholar Grants are for established scholars, or individuals who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients may be in residence at the Getty Research Institute or Getty Villa, where they pursue their own projects free from work-related obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual research theme or the African American Art History Initiative, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.

Getty Scholars may be in residence from three to nine months:

• Three-month residency: September to December, January to April, April to June
• Six-month residency: September to April, January to June
• Nine-month residency: September to June

Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. Applicants who received their degree after September 1, 2017, should apply for a postdoctoral fellowship.

2022-2023 Research Theme: Art and Migration