Photography fellowship 2017

Photography fellowship 2017 by India Habitat Center Delhi

Eligibility:

• For Indian Nationals only.
• For individual photographers only. Collaborative applications are not acceptable.
• Applicant must be between 25-50 years of age.
• The submitted project should not be sent to any other fellowship/scholarship/ publication for consideration while it is in our review process.

Fellowship Criteria:
The India Habitat Centre Fellowship for Photography is a grant aimed at supporting emerging photographers already working on a project. It is not a portfolio competition. The award will go to a photographer who demonstrates his/her ability to work on a long-term project by conceiving and writing a concise, focused and meaningful story proposal. The accompanying images need to justify the written proposal. The written proposal must be well defined in scope, with a time frame of approximately one year from start to finish. A three-member jury committee of experts in documentary arts, arts management and publishing will evaluate applications to select the winner of the Fellowship.

Application Procedure:
There is no application fee for this Fellowship. An application shall comprise the following:

• Project Summary – summary must clearly specify the intent of the project, the project title, relevant background information and expected course of the project. This summary will play a decisive role in the overall evaluation by the jury committee. This summary should be typed on an A4 sheet and not exceed one page. Please note: The project should be focused on one subject only.
• Image submissions – 12 images should be enclosed with the application. Only Color and B&W photographic prints are acceptable. Should the applicant be using transparency film, then digital prints of the same should be enclosed. The specification for the print size is 10 x 12 inches. Each print must have the name of the photographer and the project title on the reverse. Entries on CDs or any other media will not be acceptable.
  Please note: Entries with less/more than the required 12 images will be eliminated.
• Caption and/or Title List – should be typed on a separate A4 sheet listing information for each image enclosed in the application.
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae – typed on an A4 sheet must be enclosed. It should not exceed one page. It should include the applicant’s date of birth and contact details.

Submission of Proposal:
Applications should be forwarded either by registered mail or courier. Please write ‘no commercial value’ on the package to avoid extra costs and delays. Submissions will not be returned without a self-addressed and self stamped envelope. Applicants can also opt to collect their submissions from the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India.
Submissions will not be returned without a self-addressed and self stamped envelope. Applicants can also opt to collect their submissions from the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India.
Last date of Submission 15th October 2017

All submissions must be sent to: Dr. Alka Pande,
Visual Arts Gallery,
India Habitat Centre,
Lodhi Road,
New Delhi – 110003.
Tel: +(91) 11-43662024 - 25
Fax: +(91) 11-24682010, 24682011
Email: visualartsgalleryevents@gmail.com
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