PHOTO HISTORIES listing of selected photo grants available until 2020. Please check full details on organisation web site before submitting grant applications. Closing dates are provisional.

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ORGANISATION SUBJECT AWARDS CLOSING DATE SUBMISSION FEE

Catchlight Fellowship “Novel use of photography to depict and bring awareness to challenging social issues” 3 annual grants of $10,000 Feb 2020 750 word fellowship proposal, 500 word partnership & distribution plan, 20-25 jpgs 1200px long at 72dpi or 15 mins audio, video from previous work. -

Eugene Smith MemorialFund Compassionate dedication Annual grant of $30,000 April 2020 Bio, max 500 word proposal, max 40 jpgs 1500px longest, via Picter $50

Howard Chapnick Grant Photo editing, education, management Annual grant of $5,000 April 2020 1000-word-max proposal, bio, cv -

Henri Cartier Bresson Foundation

Support for emerging talent working on project otherwise difficult to achieve Biannual award of €35,000 Apr 2020 Letter from supporting institution, 15-20 prints, project outline, bio, completed application form -

Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize

Collaborative documentary with writer Annual grant of $10,000 May 2020 Upto 19 jpgs & text description from ongoing project, statement $70

PhotogrVphy Grant Project completed in last 3 yrs. Categories: architecture, conceptual, nature, photojournalism, culture Annual grant of $1000 Aug 2020 Title, min. 50 word description, up to 10 jpgs 1100px longest Free

Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation Award Documentary photography. Annual grant of £10,000 Aug 2020 Proposal of nearly completed project, 500-word brief, up to 10 jpgs -

Carmignac Gestion Award Investigative photography. The theme for 2018 was the Amazon Annual grant of €50,000 Oct 2020 Proposal, portfolio and essay of up to 20 jpgs (1000px x 72dpi) -

Alexia Grant Documentary project Annual grant of €20,000 Autumn 2020 Synopsis, proposal, references, up to 20 jpgs 72dpi 5000px longest side $50

Imagely Fund

Humanitarian/environment for pro & emerging photographers Annual grant of $5,000 - One page project statement & bio, link to online portfolio -

The Inge Morath Award

Long term documentary by female under 30 Annual grant of $5,000 - 40-60 jpgs, description, CV & ID in a PDF submitted by CD or Dropbox -

Magnum Emerging Photographer Fund Personal journalistic or artistic project in need of support One annual grant of $10,000, two of $2,500 - Title, statement, bio & video or up to 25 jpgs exactly 1080px shortest side $25

Pierre, Alexandra Boulat Grant Given to produce untold story on cultural, political, social issues that cannot find support within the media Annual grant of €8,000 - Proposal, 10-20 low-res jpgs 3MB max by FTP , professionals only -

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation Grant

Editorially-based imagery representing humanistic themes Annual grant of $5,000 - 15 jpgs in PDF portfolio, CV, 1,500 word proposal, budget proposal, headshot -