The Getty Scholars Program supports innovative research about art, conceived in the broadest terms, and its histories, by providing a locus for international scholars to forge collaborations across disciplines and professional practices, while also developing new audiences for their work. For 2025-2026, Getty invites scholars and arts professionals to apply for a residential fellowship on the topic of repair, a theme that bridges time periods, world geographies, and professional practices. Scholars are asked to think critically about repair, questioning interpretive assessments about the ideal state of any object or site, in addition to querying what constitutes damage or whether to repair the ruined or the broken. Under the umbrella of the annual theme, dedicated grants are available via the African American Art History Initiative (AAAHI). This residential program provides financial support and housing to scholars who are expanding critical inquiry of African American art and its frameworks. We invite applications from scholars who focus on African American art and visual culture in all time periods and media and in a broad range of theoretical and methodological traditions. Applicants should have received a PhD before September 1, 2021. Applicants from associated fields who do not hold a PhD but have commensurate professional experience will also be considered. Applicants must submit a Project Proposal that must include a description of the applicant's proposed plan of study. The description should indicate how the project addresses the annual theme and, if applicable, how it would benefit from the resources at the Getty, including its library and collections. However, relevance to Getty holdings is not a project requirement. Applicants for AAAHI grants should additionally describe how their projects will generate new knowledge in the field of African American art history. An optional writing sample may also be submitted. Please visit the award's website for more information.