Getty Graduate Internship Program

Graduate Internships are offered in various departments of the J. Paul Getty Trust including:

• The J. Paul Getty Museum
• The Getty Research Institute
• The Getty Conservation Institute
• The Getty Foundation

Internship areas include: Curitorial, Conservation, Education and Research, Information Management, and Grantmaking

Information posted 10-7-08 for the 2009-2010 year (check their web site for current terms and eligibility)

Terms: Internships are full-time beginning September 14, 2009. Most internships last eight months, ending May, 21 2010; conservation internships last twelve months, ending September 10, 2010. Grant amounts are $17,400 for eight months and $26,000 for twelve months.

Deadline: December 15, 2008

Eligibility: Internships are open to applicants of all nationalities. Applicants must be either currently enrolled in a university graduate program leading to an advanced degree in a field relevant to the internship for which they are applying, or have completed a relevant graduate degree in 2006 or later with post-graduate activities in their field (paid or unpaid). Applicants whose degrees were conferred prior to January 1, 2006 are not eligible.

Application: To learn more about the Getty Graduate Internship or to submit an application visit www.getty.edu and click on foundation. You can also send and e-mail to: gradinterns@getty.edu, call (310) 440-7320 or write to:

The Getty Foundation
Getty Graduate Internships
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1685

Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellowships in Conservation

The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers annual resident fellowships in conservation to qualified graduate students at the predoctoral level as well as to postdoctoral researchers. Fellowship applications for short-term research for senior Museum conservators are also considered. Projects should relate to the Museum’s collection. The fields of research for conservation candidates include paintings, paper, objects (including sculpture, metalwork, glass, ceramics, furniture, and archaeological objects), textiles, musical instruments, costumes, and scientific research. It is desirable that applicants for the conservation fellowship program should have reached an advanced level of experience or training.
More information at: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/conservation.html