Conservation Guest Scholars Program

Recipients are in residence at the Conservation Institute for either a three-month or six-month residency, in which they pursue their own projects free from work-related obligations, make use of research collections at the Getty Center and Getty Villa, and participate with other Getty scholars, fellows, and interns in the intellectual life of Getty.

Terms of the Grant

• Conservation Guest Scholars may be in residence from three to six months:
  • Three-month residency: September to December, January to March, April to June: $21,500
  • Six-month residency: September to March, January to June: $43,000
• The grant also includes a workstation at the Conservation Institute, research assistance, a travel stipend, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, and an available healthcare option.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are welcome from researchers and practitioners of all nationalities working in conservation, historic preservation, heritage science, heritage studies, and related fields. Applicants should have at least seven years of experience and should have an established record of publications and other contributions to the field.
• Proposals for postdoctoral research or research that contributes to a PhD or other academic degree will not be considered. Recent PhDs in chemistry and other physical or material sciences are eligible to apply to the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Science.
• The Conservation Institute will consider proposals that require use of its science laboratories; however, use is dependent upon availability of lab facilities and staff time and cannot be guaranteed. If selected, scholars should be prepared to conduct research independent of Science department staff.
• Previous Conservation Guest Scholar Grant recipients are eligible to reapply after a waiting period of six years.
• Current Getty staff and members of their immediate family are not eligible for Guest Scholar Grants.

Evaluation Criteria

• Conservation Guest Scholar Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Applications are evaluated based on the following criteria:
  • overall quality of the application;
  • how the project would contribute to the advancement of practice in the conservation field;
  • applicant’s past achievements;
  • applicant’s qualifications to undertake the project; and
  • how the project would benefit from the resources at Getty, including Getty’s library and collections.
• Letters of reference will not be considered in the application evaluation.

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