Call for Submission - Lucie Scholarship Program

Photographers make images. Visionaries teach you how to see. The Lucie Foundation is proud to support emerging talent with vision and dynamic ideas that challenge and progress the art form of still photography into work that compels. Our support of photography is broad, from Fine Art to Documentary and Photojournalism, to digital and film-based works. Our concern is to support emerging photographers producing work that is at once gripping, and original.

The Lucie Foundation is proud to offer four cash grants to support the work of emerging and established photographers.

Applications are accepted through October 31st, 2020

Call for Submission - YoungArts' National Arts Competition 2021

YoungArts’ signature program is an application-based award for emerging artists ages 15–18 or in grades 10–12 from across the United States. Selected through a blind adjudication process conducted by an independent panel of highly accomplished artists, YoungArts winners receive valuable support, including financial awards of up to $10,000, professional development and educational experiences working with renowned mentors, and performance and exhibition opportunities at some of the nation’s leading cultural institutions. Joining a 20,000-strong alumni community, they receive creative and professional development opportunities and connect with an extraordinarily rich network of peers.

Photography portfolios should demonstrate a mastery of the ability to take risks, develop an idea through a series of images, showcase a range of experimentation, and clearly articulate visual and conceptual ideas.

Entry Deadline is October 16th, 2020

Call for Submission - Annenberg Space for Photography

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The Annenberg Space for Photography has partnered with Photoville to create Gallery View: A Virtual Photography Portfolio Review! This program pairs professional and emerging photographers with top photo editors, curators, and world-renowned photographers for a special one-on-one review. 

Professional, emerging, and student photographers are able to submit their portfolio to be selected for review by two established professionals, including world-renowned photographers Ami Vitale and John Moore, curators Anne Wilkes Tucker, Eve Schillo (LACMA), photo editors Brent Lewis (New York Times), and other experts, including Annenberg Space for Photography Director Katie Hollander. Categories for submission include editorial, fashion, music, journalism, landscape, portraiture, and conceptual. The reviews for 100 selected photographers will take place over five weeks, starting May 22.

Submission is free; once selected, photographers will be required to pay a $25 fee to secure their place. Student photographers’ fee will be waived.

Entry Deadline is May 19th, 2020 by 11:59 PM (PDT)

Call for Submission - Emerging Photographer Grant

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What ideas do you want to convey around the themes of conservation, biodiversity and sustainability of the natural world? Our goal is to encourage young photographers (aged 18–25) with fresh approaches to this topic to present their perspectives in photographs and media.

BigPicture is offering two $2,500 grants and mentorships awarded in July 2020. Works produced under the grants may be displayed at the Academy in the 2021 BigPicture Natural World Photography Exhibit.

Entry Deadline is May 31st, 2020

Call for Submission - Pinays Rising Scholarship

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The Pinays Rising Scholarship was created to promote the continuation of higher education while excelling in the areas of arts (visual, performance/music, conceptual, etc.) and/or community service and activism.

This educational scholarship program is open to all self-identified Pinays/x who will be attending an institution of higher learning, full time, for the Fall 2020 semester. Awardees will receive $500 USD each for financial aid in the upcoming school year!

Entry Deadline is May 22nd, 2020

Call for Submission - Women Photograph 2020 Grants & Scholarship

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Women Photograph is excited to announce our 2020 project grants and a new scholarship for women & non-binary photographers.

Grants: Five grants are available, one of which will be earmarked for a non-binary or transgender photographer. These $5,000 grants will support photography projects — either new or in-progress — from visual journalists working in a documentary capacity.

Scholarship: Women Photograph has partnered with Getty Images to award a $10,000 scholarship to a student focused on photojournalism.
This scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students attending accredited colleges and universities worldwide. It is not required that students be majoring in photojournalism or photography. The scholarship is also open to people pursuing photographic education outside the university setting, such as vocational schools, workshops and other extended educational courses. Determination of eligibility will be at the discretion of Women Photograph and Getty Images.

Entry Deadline is May 15th, 2020

Call for Submission - Getty Images Grant - Where We Stand

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At Getty Images photography is more than our business – it's our passion. And we believe we have a responsibility to the talented artists who push our industry forward. Our goal is to enable photographers, filmmakers and content creators to bring attention to significant social and cultural issues, as well as to take new and inspiring strides in creative work. Grant recipients are selected by a diverse and distinguished panel of independent judges renowned in the field of photography and communications. Many have directed and edited photography for some of the most celebrated publications in the world, are artistic leaders at award-winning creative agencies or are celebrated photographers themselves.

One $10,000 prize will be awarded. The successful recipient will be invited to license their award-winning content through GettyImages.com. The recipient will also receive a mentorship from one of Getty Images’ award-winning Art Directors, as well as a feature on the Getty Images Creative Insights website, in addition to promotion on relevant Getty Images social channels.

Grants will be awarded by a panel comprising representatives of Dove, Getty Images, Girlgaze and Sapient Razorfish selected for their expertise and experience. Selection will be based on the judges’ determination of the applicant’s ability to execute the submitted project with a compelling commercial visual narrative based on either still images or video.

Entry Deadline is May 10th, 2020

Call for Submission - Getty Images Inclusion Scholarship - Where We Stand

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Issues of diversity and inclusion with the photographic and photojournalism industries are a complex, long-standing and industry-wide concern. While Getty Images has worked hard to source content that represents the world in which we live, as well as actively promoting inclusion within the industry through recruitment and our existing Grants programs, this is an issue that will not be solved overnight.

In partnership with a selection of the foremost minority photography and journalism associations globally, the new Getty Images Inclusion Scholarships programs aims to support emerging editorial talent within minority groups and offer aspiring photojournalists the support to pursue education that will enable careers within the industry.

In partnership with Women Photograph, Creative Access, National Association of Black Journalists, Asian American Journalism Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Getty Images is offering five scholarships of US$10K to be put toward pursuing education and in turn, helping address industry inclusion issues at the entry point – awarding today, for a better, more inclusive tomorrow.

Entry Deadline is May 15th, 2020

Call for submission - Photoville Fence 2020

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The Photoville FENCE is a year-round public photography project exhibited in major parks and down towns across North America. Featuring over 85 photographers annually, the exhibition brings compelling visual stories into the public realm, and to a wide and diverse audience. Categories of submission include: creatures, food, home, nature, people, play, and streets.

Photographers are invited to participate by submitting their work for consideration by a jury of over 50 international art professionals. The resulting exhibition is presented in 9 cities (and growing!) in partnership with local cultural and civic organizations – Atlanta, Brooklyn, Boston, Calgary, Denver, Durham, Houston, Sarasota and Seattle

Submission deadline is extended to June 4th, 2020

Call For Entry - PHMuseum 2020 Photography Grant

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The PHmuseum Photography Grant is an annual initiative which recognises the importance of photography and visual storytelling. Over the years it has grown into a leading photography prize, with previous editions having awarded work by photographers like Jacob Aue Sobol, Diana Markosian, Max Pinckers, Poulomi Basu, and Tomas van Houtryve, among many others. Now in its eighth edition, the initiative is designed to support the production and promotion of visual projects through cash prizes, educational activities and exposure across international festivals, and online media.

To participate, you are invited to submit one or more projects centered around a specific theme, narrative or concept. All approaches are welcomed, from classic narratives to innovative and experimental projects. Our independent jury will then review all the submissions and gather together to decide what is most relevant according to their personal criteria. As usual, you retain full copyright at all times.

Entry fee is $40. Deadline for entry is February, 20th, 2020