Conservation Guest Scholars Grant Program for International Applicants in USA

The Getty Foundation is funding conservation guest
scholars grant program to pursue scholarly research in an interdisciplinary
manner across traditional boundaries in areas of interest to the international
conservation community. These grants are available for conservators, scientists
and professionals who have attained distinction in conservation and allied
fields. Grant includes a monthly stipend, research assistance, airfare to Los
Angeles, an apartment in the Getty scholar housing complex and health benefits.
The online application will be send by November 1, 2013.

Study Subject(s): The grant
is awarded in conservation and allied fields at Getty Conservation Institute in
the USA.
Course Level: This grant is for pursuing research programme at Getty
Conservation Institute in USA.
Scholarship Provider: The Getty Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: USA
Eligibility:-These
grants are for established conservators, scientists, and professionals who have
attained distinction in conservation and allied 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.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following
Countries
: International scholars are eligible for this
research grants.
Scholarship Description: 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, and 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.
Duration of award(s): Conservation Guest Scholars are in residence at the Getty Center for
three or six consecutive months between late September 2014 and June 2015.
What does it cover? 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.
Selection Criteria: Conservation Guest Scholar Grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
Applications are reviewed by committee and evaluated by the Conservation
Institute based on: 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.
Notification: Applicants
will be notified of the Getty Conservation Institute’s decision in late spring
2014.
How to Apply: The mode
of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is November 1, 2013.

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