Getty Library Research Grants

Getty Library Research Grants provide partial, short-term support for researchers requiring the use of specific collections housed in the Getty Research Institute (GRI). The GRI’s grant budget has been generously supplemented by donations from Getty Research Institute Council members and the Getty Conservation Institute. In addition to the open call for applications, a number of focused grants will be awarded as described below:

• Research on intersections between art and science
• Research on connections between visual art forms and music
• Research considering the visual culture of food, including culinary history, and the preparation and presentation of food, utilizing the Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky Gastronomy Collection of rare and contemporary books
• Research that utilizes the Conservation Collection of specialized research materials related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage

Special opportunities for advanced undergraduates 
Opportunities specifically for advanced undergraduates majoring in art history, architectural history, or studio art, to conduct research in the GRI’s special collections and library.

Library Research Grants are intended for researchers of all nationalities and at any level, unless otherwise specified in the grant description, who demonstrate a compelling need to use materials housed in the Research Library, and whose place of residence is more than eighty miles from the Getty Center. Projects must relate to specific items in the library collection. (To search the collections, please consult the Research Library Catalog.)