Grants for Editorial Photography
We believe that photojournalism is a powerful tool for telling compelling social, political and cultural stories. We also understand that creating and managing world-class photography assignments requires time, freedom, support and considerable resources.
Since 2005, we have awarded five Grants for Editorial Photography annually to professional photojournalists. Each grant provides $20,000, plus editorial, logistical and promotional support. We also award four student grants of $5,000 per year to photojournalism students at accredited schools.
We congratulate all of our recipients on the powerful and insightful work they created through our grants program, and thank our distinguished judges for elevating our competition.
View application requirements and guidelines
Application deadlines
May 1st
Grants will be announced in September.
Judges for this year
Alice Gabriner, TIME Magazine
Melissa Harris, Aperture Magazine
Susan Meiselas, Magnum
Meet the judges (PDF, 72 KB)
Application requirements and guidelines
Professional award
Applicants must be currently engaged as a professional journalist and apply as an individual. This grant will fund new work from both established and up-and-coming photojournalists.
Please review and follow all application instructions found in our application requirements and submission guidelines. Applications that do not adhere to all these guidelines will not be submitted to the judges for consideration.
Student award
Applicants must be under the age of 30 and currently enrolled in photojournalism courses at an accredited college or university.
Please review and follow all application instructions found in our application requirements and submission guidelines. Applications that do not adhere to all these guidelines will not be submitted to the judges for consideration.
Questions?
Feel free to contact us with questions about our Grants for Editorial Photography at grants@gettyimages.com.