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THE CANON FEMALE PHOTOJOURNALIST GRANT

Application Deadline: May 21, 2024

LOCATION: United Kingdom

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.

ELIGIBILITY:

Entry is free. 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
Login: Canon-grant
Password: 62Q@#f2Ha

Applicants must have completed at least one photo-reportage (published or unpublished): applicants must be professional photojournalists and applicants must be able to write and speak in French and/or English

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).

BENEFIT:

The grant of €8,000 provides funding to support a compelling new project which will be featured as an exhibition at the 2025 festival.

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THE KURT SCHORK AWARDS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM

Application Deadline: midnight (GMT) on Friday, May 31, 2024.

LOCATION: USA

The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund (KSMF) invites freelance journalists, local reporters and news fixers from around the world to submit entries for the 23rd annual Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism. The Awards recognise excellence and courage in reporting conflict, corruption, injustice and human rights issues.

ELIGIBILITY:

The three award categories, open to those reporting for print and online publications, recognise the media professionals that Kurt particularly admired:

Freelance Award: recognising freelance journalists who travel to the world’s conflict zones, usually at great personal risk, to witness and report on the impact and consequences of these events.

Local Reporter Award: recognising the often-overlooked work of journalists in developing nations, or countries in transition, who write about events in their homeland.

News Fixer Award: recognising the work of local journalists or experts, typically hired by foreign correspondents, whose guidance and local knowledge play an unsung but vital role in facilitating international coverage from difficult, dangerous or hostile locations.

Entrants for the Local Reporter and Freelance Awards must submit three articles each, published between June 01, 2023 and May 31, 2024. The judges will look for journalistic excellence in applicants’ submissions and evidence of determination and courage in obtaining their stories.

BENEFIT:

Winners will be receiving a $5,000 cash prize.

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