Getty Scholar grants are for established scholars, artists, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute, where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to an annual theme, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty.  Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.  Getty Scholars may be in residence for one of three periods ranging from three to nine months: September to December 2014; January to June 2015; or September 2014 to June 2015. 

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The NEA ArtWorks Research Program makes awards to support research that investigates the value and/or impact of the arts.  Funds will be given for projects that involve analyses of primary and/or secondary data.  Projects may include, but are not limited to, primary and/or secondary data analyses; psychological studies that take place in clinical and non-clinical settings; third-party evaluations of an arts program's effectiveness and impact; and statistically-driven meta-analyses of existing bodies of research so as to provide a fresh understanding of the value and/or impact of the arts.  The NEA encourages applicants from diverse research fields (e.g., sociology, economics, anthropology) and diverse areas of expertise, including, but not limited to, health, education, and urban and regional planning.  Priority will be given to applications that present theory-driven research questions and methodologies that will yield important information about the value and/or impact of the arts.

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Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections helps cultural institutions meet the complex challenge of preserving large and diverse holdings of humanities materials for future generations by supporting preventive conservation measures that mitigate deterioration and prolong the useful life of collections.  Two types of grants are offered: Planning Grants and Implementation Grants.

Planning Grants support planning projects, which may encompass such activities as site visits, risk assessments, planning sessions, monitoring, testing, modeling, project-specific research, and preliminary designs for implementation projects. Planning grants must focus on exploring sustainable preventive conservation strategies.

Implementation Grants help an institution implement a preventive conservation project.  Implementation Grants might be used to manage interior relative humidity and temperature; install or recommission heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems; install storage systems and rehouse collections; improve security and the protection of collections from fire, flood, and other disasters; or upgrade lighting systems and controls to achieve energy efficiency and levels suitable for collections.  Implementation grants may also cover costs associated with renovation required to implement preventive conservation measures.

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Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of a minimum of one year up to a maximum of three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services.

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