Deadline: May 21, 2024
Applications are open for the Canon Female Photojournalist Grant 2024. For the twenty-fourth year in a row, Canon and Visa pour l’Image will be presenting the prestigious Canon Female Photojournalist Grant to an outstanding photographer in recognition of her contribution to photojournalism.
The Canon Female Photojournalist Grant is presented to a female photojournalist in activity who wishes to cover a social, economic, political or cultural subject in a journalistic manner, on presentation of a dossier, including the documents and works stipulated.
Grant
- The grant of €8,000 provides funding to support a compelling new project which will be featured as an exhibition at the 2025 festival.
Eligibility
- Applicants must have completed at least one photo-reportage (published or unpublished);
- Applicants must be professional photojournalists;
- Applicants must be able to write and speak in French and/or English.
Application
The application dossier will include the following items:
- A signed application form
- A copy of the Applicant’s identity card or passport
- An affidavit stating that the candidate is a professional photojournalist (attestation of honor written by the photographer or from an agency or from a newspaper)
- A curriculum vitae
- A letter in support of the application including a description of the photo reportage project (maximum 1 typed page). This letter must remain anonymous and must not contain anything that would allow the candidate to be identified
- A projected budget for the photo-reportage project for which the Grant is to be used if obtained. If the financing of the project is to be extended to other partners, these must be approved by Canon and Images Evidence who reserve the right not to cite them
- A photo-reportage in black and white or colour: between 10 and 20 pictures
The application dossier must be sent no later than May 21, 2024 and must be sent without acknowledgement of receipt to the following FTP: ftp.images-evidence.com
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For more information, visit Canon Female Photojournalist Grant.