Call for Applications: Getty Residential Scholar and Fellow Grants, 2026-27.

The Getty Research Institute is pleased to announce that the 2026-2027 application for residential grants and fellowships for predocs, postdocs, and scholars under the theme of Provenance is open as of today, July 1. Applications are due by October 1, 2025 at 5pm PT.

PROVENANCE
For the 2026–2027 year, the Getty Scholars Program invites innovative proposals for projects that explore provenance and adjacent research areas, including but not limited to the history of collecting, the study of the art market, and broader explorations around the ownership of art objects. Relevant to all periods and areas of art production, the scholar cohort will be invited to examine and critique the arena of provenance studies while also envisioning its future, situated between the practices and demands of source communities, art historians, museums, and the market. Digitization and databases, such as the Getty Provenance Index, have also opened up the interdisciplinary possibilities of provenance research and laid the ground for art restitution efforts and other forms of reparation. Applicants are invited to propose projects, either individual or collaborative, that reflect upon the ownership, transfer, and movement of art objects from all world regions and time periods.

HOW TO APPLY
Applicants need to complete and submit the online Getty Scholar Grant application form by the deadline, which requires the following attachments:

1. Project Proposal (not to exceed five pages, typed and double-spaced): Each application must include a description of the applicant's proposed plan for study and research (not to exceed five pages, typed and double-spaced). The proposal should indicate:
- Project description
- How the project addresses the annual theme
- How the project meaningfully contributes to the applicant's field of scholarship
- Proposed plan for study and research
- Benefits to the project from the resources at Getty (if applicable)

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Optional Writing Sample

Please note that Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship applicants must also submit:
4. Selected Bibliography
5. Doctoral Dissertation Abstract
6. Confirmation Letter from School
7. Two Letters of Recommendation

Please find the full call for applications, theme text, and information on the application process on the Getty Scholars Program and Getty Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowships webpages:
https://www.getty.edu/projects/getty-scholars-program/
https://www.getty.edu/projects/pre-and-postdoctoral-fellowships/

DECISION NOTIFICATION
Applicants will be notified of their application outcome approximately six months after the Oct. 1 deadline.

CONTACT
Email: researchgrantsgetty.edu
Attn: Getty Scholar Grants