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DELOITTE’S PHOTO GRANT 2025

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Application Deadline: 30th June, 2025

LOCATION: Italy

The theme of the 2025 edition of Deloitte’s Photo Grant is dedicated to investigating the gap between equality and inequality, taking as a reference the various contradictory aspects inherent in contemporary societies.  Thus, with these assumptions, the theme Contrasts is not limited solely to economic aspects, but rather intends to extend its possibilities of exploration to the spectrum of civil rights. In this regard, the Deloitte Photo Grant aims to visually testify to the daily battles related to the improvement of human rights (of all, without exception) and, at the same time, to the rejection of any form of discrimination. 

ELIGIBILITY:

All amateur and professional photographers under 35 can apply and participate in the open call category by submitting an original project idea on the proposed theme: Contrasts.

The project idea consists of a description of the project for a maximum of 1,500 characters and an estimate of the budget of the project itself for a maximum of 1,500 characters, both to be inserted in the respective fields of the participation form. The images that make up the portfolio of 10 photos (for a maximum of 10MB and in JPG, PDF, or tiff format) can concern both the project idea itself (which, thanks to the award, can be expanded and extended) and other projects.

The photographs must be unpublished (never published) and must not have been awarded in other competitions or made public during other events.

Each photographer may participate only once and submit only one project idea.

Images produced with AI will be accepted as long as this is explicitly indicated in the text accompanying the project.

BENEFIT:

The winner of this category will receive a cash contribution of €20,000, a mention in the exhibition scheduled to start in November 2025 at the Triennale di Milano and an exhibition in the 2026 edition

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FINCA VENTURES PRIZE COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: April 30, 2025, at midnight (GMT-5).

LOCATION: Uganda

The FINCA Ventures Prize Competition supports rising African entrepreneurs who are leveraging innovative technologies and designing disruptive business models to drive impact and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

Companies must have at least one African founder, be for-profit, post-revenue, be revenue-generating for five years or less, be operational in sub-Saharan Africa, and address issues in financial inclusion or agriculture as described above. To win a grant award, participants must be able to travel to San Francisco (with costs covered by FINCA) to present in front of a panel of judges and attend the awards ceremony and reception.

There is no cost to participate in the competition. For applicants invited to pitch at the events in San Francisco, FINCA will arrange for and cover the costs of travel.

Applicants must create an account and answer all the questions posed in this application form available at https://fincaventures.awardsplatform.com/. Submissions must be complete before the competition deadline.

The entries will be judged according to the following criteria:

Strength of Entrepreneur & Team

Innovativeness of Solution

Social & Environmental Impact

Market Traction and Financial Sustainability

Strategy for Growth

BENEFIT:

In each category, the grand prize winner will receive a grant award of $100,000. The second and third place finalists will receive grant awards of $60,000 and $40,000, respectively.

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