Deadline: 31 October 2014
Open to: professional visual journalists worldwide
Grant: 20,000 euro
Description
World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch invite press photographers and photojournalists around the world to apply for the fourth annual Tim Hetherington Grant. The grant awards 20,000 euro to a visual journalist to finalize an ongoing project on a human rights theme. The grant celebrates the legacy of photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington, who was killed when a group of journalists came under fire during fighting between rebels and General Gaddafi’s forces in Misrata, Libya in April 2011.
Successful candidates present work on a human rights theme that operates on multiple platforms and in a variety of formats; that crosses boundaries between breaking news and longer-term investigation; and that demonstrates a consistent moral commitment to the lives and stories of the subjects.
Eligibility
Applications are invited from photojournalists, documentary photographers and multimedia producers around the world.
Grant
The grant is worth 20,000 euro. The grant is intended to finalize an ongoing project. Future projects are not eligible.
Application
Application deadline is 31 October 2014. The name of the recipient of the grant will be announced in New York City on 10 December.
In order to apply:
- Complete the application form online HERE
- Send a maximum of 20 JPGs and/or two MPG4 videos from the project for which you would like to use the grant. Transfer along with your document of verification to grants@worldpressphoto.org via WeTransfer platform HERE with your full name in the message field.
For further information visit the official website HERE.
