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AAP Magazine Portrait. Early Bird Deadline Ends May 1st!
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Deadline: April 30, 2025
Terre Solidaire Photo Award 2025
CCFD-Terre Solidaire has always viewed photography as a powerful tool for documenting its work around the world and supporting its mission to raise awareness. It encourages the commitment of photographers who, through their images, bear witness to social and environmental realities that are often overlooked and give a voice to populations that are too often unseen. Launched for the first time in 2022, CCFD-Terre Solidaire Photo Award reflects our commitment to supporting the work of photographe
Deadline: April 30, 2025
2025 Inge Morath Award
We are accepting applications for the Inge Morath Award, a grant given to a woman or nonbinary photographer under the age of 30 to support the completion of a long-term documentary project. The selected recipient will receive a grant of $7,500, and one finalist will also receive a $1,000 grant in support of their project. The recipient and finalist are selected by a jury composed of Magnum Photos members, the Inge Morath Estate, and the Executive Director of the Magnum Foundation. Inge Mor
Deadline: May 12, 2025
Luma Rencontres Dummy Book Award Arles 2025
Since 2015, Les Rencontres d’Arles has offered an award supporting the publication of a dummy book. This prize, with a production budget of € 25,000, is open to any new photographer or artist using photography, submitting a previously unpublished dummy book. Special attention is paid to experimental and innovative forms of publishing. An international jury will choose the winner. The 2025 winner’s dummy book, as well as those of the nominees, will be exhibited this summer durin
Deadline: May 15, 2025
Signature Image Search 2026
The Signature Image Search 2026 is an international photography competition hosted by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. This annual contest invites photographers from around the world to submit compelling mountain-themed images that encapsulate the spirit of adventure, nature, and outdoor exploration. The selected image will serve as the official visual representation of the 2026 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, as well as the 2026-2027 World Tour, ensuring wide-ranging expo
Deadline: May 17, 2025
Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2025
The Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award of £3,000, facilitated by FotoDocument and supported by Nikon, is granted annually to a professional female photographer towards the completion of a compelling and cohesive documentary photo essay, which addresses an important social, environmental, economic, or cultural issue, whether local or global. The Award, now in its 9th year, is reserved solely for documentary photographers working on projects which are intended to make the world a better place a
Deadline: June 05, 2025
Prix Bayeux for War Correspondents 2025
The Bayeux Calvados-Normandy award for war correspondents rewards reports about a conflict situation or its impact on civilians, or news stories involving the defense of freedom and democracy. The report must have been made between 1 June 2024 and 31 May 2025. A €7,000 prize is awarded in each category. The reports must be submitted to the following address by June 5th, 2025: info@prixbayeux.org with a link to download the entry. The categories of media represented are: radio – photography
Deadline: June 15, 2025
Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation Grants 2025
Created in 1990, the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation Grants help young media and culture professionals. Every year, a grant of 10,000 euros is awarded to a (french speaking) photographer under the age of 35 who wishes to create an original and innovative documentary project. The jury is composed of photography and media professionals. Much more than financial support, these grants provide a true springboard, helping to launch the careers of the award winners. Applicants should practice photogr
Deadline: July 14, 2025
Joan Wakelin Bursary
Administered by The Society in partnership with The Guardian. The Joan Wakelin Bursary offers £2000 for the production of a photographic essay on an overseas social documentary issue. The Bursary was established in 2005 in memory of distinguished documentary photographer and Honorary Fellow of The Society, Joan Wakelin. The Bursary is administered by The Society in partnership with The Guardian and offers £2000 for the production of a photographic essay on an overseas social documentary iss
Deadline: December 31, 2025
The Pulitzer Center’s global reporting grants
Applications include the following: - A description of the proposed project in no more than 250 words. - A thorough publication plan. Letters of interest or commitment from editors and news outlets should be included. - A preliminary budget estimate, including a basic breakdown of costs. Travel grants cover hard costs associated with the reporting; please do not include stipends for the applicants. Local reporting partner/translator/driver fees are acceptable. Three samples of published
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Gender Equality Grants
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit organization that supports independent global journalism, is seeking applications for investigative data-driven projects on issues related to gender equality and the empowerment of women & girls. This opportunity is open to all newsrooms and independent journalists in the United States and abroad. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by global crises and face discrimination and violence worldwide. In the fight against the dispar
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