The Lucie Foundation is proud to support professionals and emerging talent who progress the art form of still photography through original subject matter, content, or processes. The Lucie Scholarship provides grants for projects and photographers with an ambitious scope for their work. One grant of $5,000 will be awarded to a professional photographer beginning a new project idea, or for a work in progress of a specific series. Also, one $2,500 grant will go to an emerging professional (student, graduate, or beginning professional) working on a portfolio or specific body of work. Our support of photography is broad, from photojournalism to fashion photography, digital to medium format, including every other category and subcategory. Our concern isn't with genre, but rather to support innovative work and to aid in artist visibility through exhibition of new work in a metropolitan gallery setting, as well as publication of the work in book format for increased exposure.
Two individual photographers total will be selected to receive a grant ($5,000 for a professional; $2,500 for an emerging professional). Recipients will also receive complimentary enrollment to a program at the Maine Media Workshop. Possible prizes also include photo-related supplies, involvement for emerging photographers in the Lucie Mentors E-pprentice program, a photographer's page on luciefoundation.org, a group exhibition in New York City (2010), and book publication of work.
The DEADLINE is January 25, 2010. Submissions will be accepted from no earlier than September 15, 2009 till no later than January 25, 2010. Winning notifications will be made at the end of February 2010.
Who Can Apply:
The Lucie Scholarship is limited to Lucie Foundation members. Applicants can become Lucie Foundation members by clicking here
Online Submissions are preferred but if you prefer to apply in writing and by mail, please send an email request for application here scholarship@luciefoundation.org.
1. Project Proposal
Professional Applicants
A one-page written description about your project. Describe specific aspects of your work such as subject matter, context, content, location, and personal relevance. Also include the goals of your project, current stage, proposed deadline, and whether planning to exhibit or publish.
Student Applicants
A one-page written description about what specifically the grant will be used for and why this particular grant will be of importance.
2. A one-page biography and/or CV
3. Twenty digital images.
Be sure to include work to date from the existing project detailed in proposal, if applicable.
Please be sure to review guidelines before applying. For questions or comments, please contact us here scholarship@luciefoundation.org.
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