Thanks to generous support from Leica USA, these three $10,000 grants will support photography projects — either new or in-progress — from visual journalists working in a documentary capacity.

Funding may be used to cover the hard costs of reporting, photographers’ creative fees, and any other expenses that support the production of new work. This grant is not meant to support the production of books, exhibitions, workshops, or other secondary materials.

Applicants are encouraged to submit a story, rather than singles, as part of the grant application. The images need not be related to the project proposal (but please specify in your application if the images are unrelated to your proposal).

These grants are open to women, nonbinary, transgender, and intersex documentary photographers of any nationality. Central to Women Photograph’s mission is to be inclusive of and support work from photographers who represent a diverse range of identities, geographies, and experiences. You do not need to be a member of Women Photograph to apply.

There is no fee to apply.

Only one submission per open call is permitted.

Applications must be submitted in English, but we welcome applications translated using services like Google Translate.

There are no restrictions on camera equipment used for grant work.

You are welcome to submit links to video/multimedia components in the body of your project description, but your application must be rooted in still photography.

Please check the time zone carefully for the deadline on June 30 — we will be unable to reopen applications or make any exceptions for late work.

Any use of generative AI must be disclosed clearly.

Grantees will retain full ownership of all work completed.

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