Conservation Guest Scholar Grants at Getty Conservation Institute in USA 2015

Conservation Guest Scholar Grants at Getty Conservation Institute in USA 2015

Getty Foundation is inviting application for conservation guest scholar grants to support research to be undertaken while in residence at Getty Conservation Institute. The program provides an opportunity for professionals to pursue scholarly research in an interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries in areas of interest to the international conservation community. A monthly stipend of $3,500 is awarded, prorated to the actual dates of residency. In addition to the stipend, the grant also includes a workstation at the Conservation Institute, research assistance, airfare to Los Angeles, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, and health benefits. The application deadline is November 17, 2014.

• Grants are available in the field of conservation, with an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites, buildings, objects) and the theoretical underpinnings of the field. Grants scholarly research in an interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries in areas of interest to the international conservation community.
• Grants support research to be undertaken while in residence at the Getty.
• Getty Foundation is providing these Grants.

Eligibility:
–Applications are welcome from conservators, scientists, and professionals who have attained distinction in conservation and related fields. Applicants should have at least five years experience in the field of conservation and should have an established record of publications and other contributions to the field. Grants are not intended to fund research for the completion of an academic degree.
-The GCI will consider proposals that require use of the GCI Science laboratories; however use is dependent upon availability of lab facilities and staff time and cannot be guaranteed.
-Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities.

• Researchers of all nationalities can apply for these scholar grants.
• The Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute supports new ideas and perspectives in the field of conservation, with an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites, buildings, objects) and the theoretical underpinnings of the field. The program provides an opportunity for professionals to pursue scholarly research in an interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries in areas of interest to the international conservation community.
• : Conservation Guest Scholars are in residence at the Getty Center for three or six consecutive months between late September and June, according to the preference indicated by the applicant on their online application, and dependent upon scheduling and other issues.
• A monthly stipend of $3,500 is awarded, prorated to the actual dates of residency. In addition to the stipend, the grant also includes a workstation at the Conservation Institute, research assistance, airfare to Los Angeles, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex, and health benefits. Conservation Guest Scholar Grants support research to be undertaken while in residence at the Getty. Nonresidential research and travel are not supported by this grant.
• Conservation Guest Scholar Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Applications are reviewed by committee and evaluated by the Conservation Institute based on: an applicant’s past achievements; their qualifications to undertake the project; how the project would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections; and how the project would contribute to the advancement of practice in the conservation field.
• Applicants are notified of the Getty Conservation Institute’s decision in late spring 2015.
• Applicants are required to complete and submit the online Getty Conservation Guest Scholar grant application (which includes uploading a Project Proposal; Curriculum Vitae; Selected Bibliography, and optional Supplemental Materials.

The application deadline is November 17, 2014.

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