Grants for Women Photographers ~ Enhance Photography Skill

Photography can be a highly deceptive art form, because the camera is thought to produce a like image, however, especially with digital media, it is quite easy to create something untrue out of a true image. Whatever your focus is in photography, something true or something tweaked, theres an organization that would like to help support you with a grant. Grants are a stepping stone in a photographers life. They can offer encouragement and validation for ones work as well as the financial freedom to focus on a particular project.

Women in Photography is a project of the Humble Arts Foundation. The Women in Photography - LTI/Lightside Individual Project Grant is a $3,000 grant awarded to a female photographer over the age of 18 who is not currently enrolled in an institute of study. The money can be used for an ongoing project or a new project. Applicants should only submit one proposal per project. Applicants should electronically submit five JPEG photos for consideration. Fill out the online application with your full name, a short bio, web address if applicable and a full C.V. For the 2010 contest, the deadline is July 15 and the announcement is September 1. Kodak also sponsors a $1,000 grant through Women in Photography for materials of the recipient's choice. There is a $20.00 application fee that covers both contests.

Women in Photography

wipnyc.org/grant

The Aaron Siskind Foundation offers grants of up to $7,000 to still-life photographers and other types of photo-based artists. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents who reside primarily in the US. They must be at least 21 years old and provide a verifiable social security number. Current students or those who have received this fellowship grant in the past are not eligible. Any subject matter or art form is considered but still photography must be necessary for the particular work. Applications must be submitted online and include the applicant's name and information, a portfolio of eight representative images in JPEG format, a description of each image, a 500-word bio or career summary and 350 words on the work you intend to do for the project. The deadline is in May.

Aaron Siskind Foundation

c/o School of Visual Arts, MFA Photography

209 East 23rd Street

New York, NY 10010

(609) 348-5650

aaronsiskind.org

Among a number of contests, the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards sponsors the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for women, with winners featured in the WonderPick Gallery and ZOOM Magazine. Submissions should be an open category, black and white JPEG or portfolio. Collections should either form a coherent body of work or be a representation of the photographers work over a period of time. Twenty honorable mentions will be named and one Best of Show award will be given. The top winner will be given a choice of a Canon 5D Mark II or a Nikon D-700. Photographers can be from any country and the photo can have been taken at any time. Portfolios should have eight to 12 photos and cost $60 each additional portfolio costs $30. Single image submissions cost $30 for the first three and $8 for each additional print. Early bird deadline is May 30 and the final deadline is July 25.

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards

Regency House, Westminster Place

York Business Park

York, YO26 6RW, UK

thegalaawards.com