Funding

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Grants that advance the visual arts worldwide
Stephanie Bogin and Madhu Rani assessing the condition of the Sheesh Mahal at Nagaur Fort in Rajasthan, India as part of a Getty-funded conservation training program. Photo © Courtauld Institute of Art

What We Fund

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Getty grants help people and organizations research and preserve cultural heritage from all times and places

Since 1984, we have funded projects around the world related to art history, museums, archival collections, and art conservation, as well as fellowships and internships on Getty’s campus in Los Angeles

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Funding for Individuals

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All Opportunities

  1. New to the Field

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    Opportunities for college students and recent graduates

  2. Build Your Career

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    Opportunities for graduate students and postdocs

  3. Advance the Field

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    Opportunities for mid-career and senior scholars

Impact Stories

Hear from grant recipients how Getty support has shaped their careers and the field

More Stories

Article Reflections from a Getty Marrow Alum

Catching up with a curator 10 years after their Getty internship

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Article Recipe for Success

Scientists and conservators are using a Getty grant to reinvent a crucial art conservation material

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Article Celebrating the Breadth of Black Art in Brazil

How one art historian is expanding the narrative of art history

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Article What Makes a City Hall Historic?

How a Black modernist gem helped put Carson, CA on the map

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Current Funding Opportunities

All Current Funding Initiatives

  1. Connecting Art Histories

    Project

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    Increasing intellectual exchange among scholars around the world who study the visual arts

    2009 – present

  2. Black Visual Arts Archives

    Project

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    Enhancing access and visibility of collections related to Black artists

    2022

Resources

  1. Residential Grants

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    Explore funding available to study at our campuses

  2. Impact Reports

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    Read about how Getty grants have shaped the arts

  3. Grants Database

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    Browse all grants awarded by year or category