Deadline: December 1, 2023
Applications are open for the 1492/1619 American Aftermaths Grant 2024. They are particularly interested this year in helping people think even more deeply – and broadly — about American Aftermaths.
The Aftermath Project would love to see more explorations of Asian and Hispanic experiences. They would also love to get proposals from white photographers who want to examine what it means to be white in the aftermaths of enslavement and colonialism. They have got two more years in this grant cycle (including 2024) and there is so much richness in the work that they’ve supported so far – and they are looking forward to supporting an even greater diversity of these important aftermath stories.
You don’t have to address both 1492 and 1619 in your project, but you do need to have a thoughtful proposal (and strong work) that shows your understanding of how these aftermaths still resonate today.
Grant
- They will name one winner of the $25,000 grant. Thanks to the generous support of the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation for all five years of the American Aftermaths grant focus, the four finalists each year will also receive a $5,000 grant.
Eligibility
- The Aftermath Project is open to working photographers worldwide who are interested in creating work that helps illumine aftermath issues and encourages greater public understanding and discussion of these issues.
- Employees and directors of The Aftermath Project, and their immediate families are NOT eligible to apply for funding. Advisory board members and their immediate families are NOT eligible to apply for funding. Grant application judges, and their immediate families, are NOT eligible to apply for funding in the year that judges help choose grantees.
- Only those submissions including all required materials will be considered for entry.
- Full-time students are not eligible.
Application
Application should contain:
- A signed application form, saved as a PDF or jpg file.
- A project proposal, not to exceed two pages, saved as a .docx file.
- A portfolio of no more than 30 images, in jpg format. Put caption information in the File Info section of each photo. You must label your images this way:
Your last name, followed by a number – Example: Smith_1.jpg.
Your images MUST be sized 1200 pixels on the longest side, at 72 dpi – with a file size of NO LARGER than 2 MB PER PHOTO. - A caption sheet, saved as a .docx file. (Descriptions for each photo, including date made, etc).
- A short bio, not longer than two paragraphs, saved as a .docx file.
- Do NOT send anything else with your application.
Send your application using a file sharing service like WeTransfer (or whatever you choose) to this email: [email protected]. Be patient; you will receive a confirmation that your application has been received.
For more information, visit 1492/1619 American Aftermaths Grant.
