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WATERLOO BLACK BRILLIANCE SANKOFA AWARD

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Application Deadline: April 15, 2025

LOCATION: Canada

Two awards, valued at up to $20,000 paid over eight academic terms, will be provided to Black undergraduate students entering Year One of any full-time degree program in the Faculty of Arts.

ELIGIBILITY:

Black undergraduate students entering Year One of any full-time degree program in the Faculty of Arts (Black students may include African, Afro-Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, Afro-Indigenous, or other African descent.)

Selection will be based on a combination of academic achievement and community involvement through extracurricular and/or volunteer activities.

Preference will be given to students who best demonstrate what receiving this award would mean to their pursuit of post-secondary studies.

To be considered, students must submit an online award application by April 15.

Recipients will receive $2,500 per academic term for up to eight terms (1A-4B).

Payments beyond Year One are dependent on maintaining a minimum overall average of 70% and full-time enrolment in the Faculty of Arts.

BENEFIT:

Valued at up to $20,000

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DOUG PENSINGER SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY FUND 

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Application Opens: March 15 ; Deadline: 1 May 2025

LOCATION: USA

The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund supports emerging and early-career sports photographers. Submissions can only be made through the application process on Picter.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Doug Pensinger Photography Fund supports emerging and early-career sports photographers. Photographers with more than 3 years cumulative paid professional sports photography experience are considered beyond the scope of the DPPF’s programs.

DPPF programs accept international applicants, but the DPPF is unable to award grants to photographers from countries against which the U.S. has active sanctions.

Previous DPPF grant recipients are not eligible to apply.

The application will be live on the Picter platform beginning on March 15.

The deadline is 11:59pm on May 1, according to your time zone (determined by the IP address on your computer.)

Resume: Must include dates and be in English. Please note that in addition to demonstrating that you are a serious aspiring sports photographer, the resume is also the tool that the DPPF uses to determine that your level of experience does not exceed the limits of eligibility. Entry is FREE

Professional Bio: 1500-character maximum

Portfolio: 20 sports photography images (action and portrait both accepted), minimum size 1500px long side. All 20 required images must be taken on or after 1/1/2021. 15 of the required 20 images must be taken on or after 1/1/2023

Optional Mentorship Essay: Up to three Primary Grant winners will be chosen to receive a year-long mentorship during which they will receive access to leading industry professionals on the DPPF Advisory Board. Applying for a mentorship is not required to compete for a DPPF grant. More information on the DPPF mentorships is here.
Mentorship applicants are required to answer the following question: How would you benefit from a mentorship with members of the DPPF’s Advisory Board? (1500-character maximum)

BENEFIT:

7 photographers will be chosen to receive $5,000 grants to be spent on career development. They will also receive an expenses-paid trip to the 2026 DPPF Sports Photography Gathering.

Additional Opportunities (essays required, see below)

Up to 3 of those seven grant recipients will be chosen to receive a year-long mentorship with leading industry professionals on the DPPF Advisory Board.

Up to 3 additional applications may be chosen for Development Grants of $2,500.

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