{"id":21024,"date":"2017-05-03T14:08:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T18:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediastorm.com\/blog\/?p=21024"},"modified":"2022-10-28T20:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T00:58:11","slug":"w-eugene-smith-fund-call-for-entries-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediastorm.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/03\/w-eugene-smith-fund-call-for-entries-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"W. Eugene Smith Fund Call for Entries 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The W. Eugene Smith Fund<\/a> announced it is now accepting applications for its 38th\u00a0annual Grant in Humanistic Photography. Since presenting its first grant in 1980, the Fund has awarded more than one million dollars to exemplary photographers whose works, created in the tradition of Eugene Smith, have brought light to contemporary issues that call for compassion and attention. The Smith Fund also announced it will increase its annual grant to $35,000, beginning this year. Photographers interested in learning more about the grant and fellowship, and submitting an application should visit\u00a0SmithFund.org<\/a>. The\u00a0deadline\u00a0for submitting applications is\u00a0May 31, 2017<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Eugene<\/p>\n

About The Smith Fund Grant
\n<\/strong>The Grant is presented annually by The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund to photographers whose work is judged by a panel of experts to be in the best tradition of highlighting untold stories, as exhibited by W. Eugene Smith during his 45-year career in photojournalism. The grant, which honors the legendary photo-essayist, enables recipients to undertake and complete their proposed photojournalistic and documentary projects. Past recipients have included Sebasti\u00e3o Salgado, Maya Goded and Eli Reed.<\/p>\n

The recipient of the 2017 Smith Award will receive a $35,000 grant to complete a current or future documentary project. In addition, one or more Fellowships totaling $5,000 will be given to photographers to fund worthy projects.<\/p>\n

Each year, the\u00a0Board of Trustees<\/a>\u00a0appoints a three-member international jury that meets twice during the adjudication process. Finalists are selected based on the substantive, photographic, and intellectual merits of their project. They are then asked to submit a comprehensive electronic portfolio, and write, if necessary, a more detailed and focused proposal to answer questions by the jury regarding their project.<\/p>\n

The 21st Annual Howard Chapnick Grant<\/strong>Applications<\/a>\u00a0for the annual\u00a0Howard Chapnick Grant<\/a>\u00a0are also open through\u00a0May 31, 2017<\/strong>. The grant is presented to an individual for his or her leadership in any field ancillary to photojournalism, such as picture editing, research, education and management. This grant is not intended for photographers, but for champions of photography. It was established in 1996 to honor the memory of Howard Chapnick who led the Black Star photo agency, and to acknowledge his enormous contribution to photography. The annual $5,000 grant may be used by the recipient to finance a range of qualified undertakings, which might include a program of further education, special research, a long-term sabbatical project, or an internship to work with a noteworthy group or individual. This grant is\u00a0not\u00a0for the creation or production of photographs.<\/p>\n

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