JANUARY
World Press Photo Awards
1st prize: 10 000€
Submission deadline: early January
www.worldpressphoto.org
Sony World Photography Awards / Documentary Category
1st prize: $25,000 + Sony photo gear & exhibition in London
Submission deadline: mid January
www.worldphoto.org
Photographer of the Year (POY) / Documentary Category
1st prize: $1,000 + crystal trophy
Submission deadline: late January
www.poy.org
The Alexia Professional Grant
1st prize: $20,000
Submission deadline: late January
www.alexiafoundation.org
FEBRUARY
Lumix Festival Freelens Award for Young Visual Photojournalism / Picture Series Category
1st prize: 10,000€
Submission deadline: February
www.fotofestival-hannover.de
Festival La Gacilly Photo with Fisheye
1st prize: Exhibitions at Festival La Gacilly Photo and Rencontre d’Arles + publication in Fisheye Magazine + more
Submission deadline: February 5th, 2021
www.festivalphoto-lagacilly.com
PH Museum Photography Grant
1st prize: 7400€ + projections in festivals
Submission deadline: February 18th, 2021
www.phmuseum.com/grants
CENTER’s Project Launch Grant
1st prize: $5,000 + exhibition + professional development workshop
Submission deadline: To Be Announced
www.visitcenter.org/project-launch
CENTER’s Project Development Grant
1st prize: $5,000 + exhibition + professional development workshop
Submission deadline: To Be Announced
www.visitcenter.org/project-development
CENTER’s me&EVE Award
1st prize: $5,000 to a female-identified photographer, 40 years of age and over
Submission deadline: To Be Announced
www.visitcenter.org/me-and-eve-award
Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest
1st prize: Worldwide exhibitions
Submission deadline: February 28th, 2021
www.stenincontest.com
Catchlight Fellowship
Three grants of $30,000 each
Submission deadline: Sunday, February 28, 2021
catchlight.io
MARCH
International Photography Award (IPA)
1st prize: Between $500 and $10,000 in different categories
Submission deadline: March 14th, 2021
www.photoawards.com
Zoom Photo Festival Saguenay
1st prize: Winners exhibit their photos at the festival
Submission deadline: March 15th, 2021
www.zoomphotofestival.ca
Istanbul Photo Awards
1st prize: $8,000 + exhibitions + published in professional photobook
Submission deadline: March 18th, 2021
www.istanbulphotoawards.com
Grand Prix ImageSingulières
1st prize: 8000€ + publication of portfolio on Mediapart + exposition in festival
Submission deadline: March 31st, 2021
www.imagesingulieres.com
APRIL
POY Latam Award
1st Prize: $1,000
Submission deadline: late April
www.poylatam.org
Henri Cartier Bresson Award
1st prize: 35 000€
Submission deadline: April 30th 2021
www.henricartierbresson.org
MAY
Dorothea Lange – Paul Taylor Prize
1st Prize: $10,000 + feature in Centre for Documentary Studies’ digital publications + inclusion in the Archive of Documentary Arts at Rubenstein Library, Duke University
Submission deadline: May 15th, 2021
www.documentarystudies.duke.edu/awards/lange-taylor
W. Eugene Smith Fund Student Grant
1st prize: $5,000
Submission deadline: May 31st, 2021
www.smithfund.org
W. Eugene Smith Fund Grant
5 prizes of $10,000 each
Submission deadline: May 31st, 2020
www.smithfund.org
Getty Images Women Photograph Grant
Getty Image Reportage Grant
World.Report Master Award of Festival della Fotografia Etica
1st Prize: 5 000€
Submission deadline: late May
www.festivaldellafotografiaetica.it
Aaron Siskind Individual Photographer’s Fellowship Grant
1st Prize: $15,000
Submission deadline: late May
www.aaronsiskind.org
JUNE
Burn Emerging Photographer Fund 2019
1st prize: $10,000
Submission deadline: early June
www.burnmagazine.org
Burn Fujifilm Young Talent Award
1st prize: $10,000
Submission deadline: early June 6th
www.burnmagazine.org
JULY
The Ian Parry Scholarship – The Sunday Times Award for Achievement
1st prize: £3,500 + Canon equipment + nominee for Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam
Submission deadline: early July
www.ianparry.org/scholarship
The Ian Parry Scholarship – The Canon Award of Potential
1st prize: £3,500 + Canon equipment + year-long mentorship + opportunity to take part in the Transmissions Programme at Visa pour L’image
Submission deadline: early July
www.ianparry.org/scholarship
The Imagely Fund
1st prize: $5,000
Submission deadline: late July
www.imagely.com/fund
International Photo Grant
1st prize: $1,000
Submission deadline: July 31st, 2020
www.internationalphotogrant.com
AUGUST
Firecracker Photographic Grant for Female Photographers
1st prize: £2,000 + credit of professional printing, mounting and framing services
Submission deadline: early August
www.fire-cracker.org/grant
Lucie Foundation Photo Taken Emerging Scholarship
1st prize: $1,000
Submission deadline: mid August
www.luciefoundation.org/programs/scholarship
SEPTEMBER
IAFOR Documentary Photography Award
1st prize: £1,000 + more
Submission deadline: mid September
www.iaforphotoaward.org
OCTOBER
Carmignac Photojournalism Award
1st prize: 50 000€ to accomplish a reportage
Submission deadline: mid October
www.fondationcarmignac.com
FotoEvidence Book Award
1st prize: published book + exhibited in 2020 World Press Photo Exhibition
Submission deadline: mid October
HIPA Awards
1st prize: $120,000
Submission deadline: late October
www.hipa.ae
Silver Eye International Fellowship
1st prize: $3,000 + solo exhibition
Submission deadline: late October
www.silvereye.org
NOVEMBER
Prix HSBC pour la Photographie
1st prize: Organization/creation of travelling exhibition at cultural venues worldwide + publication of first monograph
Submission deadline: early November
Gomma Photography Grant
1st prize: €1,000
Submission deadline: early November
www.gommagrant.com
Monochrome Awards / Photojournalism
1st prize: $2,000 / $1,000
Submission deadline: November 15th, 2020
www.monoawards.com
DECEMBER
Travel Photographer of the Year Awards – Faces, People and Cultures category
1st prize: variable cash prize, Fujifilm gear & prints
Submission deadline: mid December
www.tpoty.com
Thomson Reuters Photojournalism Grant
1st prize: $8,000
Submission deadline: end of December
www.reuters.com
