Overview
Getty's Conservation Guest Scholars Program is accepting applications from established cultural-heritage conservation professionals of all nationalities for three-month research residencies.
Complete fellowship details
Guest Scholars reside at the Getty Conservation Institute for three months and receive USD 21,500. The grant also includes a workstation, an apartment in Getty scholar housing, research assistance, a travel stipend and an available healthcare option.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants may be researchers or practitioners of any nationality working in cultural-heritage conservation or preservation and should have at least seven years of professional experience plus an established publication/contribution record. Proposals that are postdoctoral research or contribute to a PhD or other academic degree are not eligible.
Tips for this fellowship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified on Getty's official Conservation Guest Scholars page on 2 September 2026. Applications are open and close 1 October 2026 at 5:00 PM Los Angeles time.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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