The Magnum Foundation is accepting applications for the Spring 2024 session of the Fellowship (NYC Work-Study Fellowship), a program offering a project production grant, mentorship, and arts administration experience to early-career photographers and photojournalists.
Donor Name: Magnum Foundation
State: New York
City: New York City
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 01/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
This fellowship is designed for early-career photographers looking for an opportunity to deepen, expand, and complete a New York City based project. They encourage applications from people who have at least one completed long-term project, including recent graduates and self-taught photographers. This program is open to photographers of all ages.
During the fellowship, fellows produce an in-depth photography project in New York City that speaks to social issues and engages with NYC-based communities. Fellows are encouraged to build relationships with their subjects, build partnerships with relevant organizations, and experiment with narrative forms and storytelling techniques. Fellows receive mentorship and project development support from Magnum Foundation staff and the extended network throughout the duration of the fellowship. Fellows meet with the MF team bi-weekly to share progress and get feedback on their documentary photography project.
In addition to producing a project, fellows gain arts administration by spending two days a week working in the Magnum Foundation office. Fellows are considered an integral part of Magnum Foundation’s team and are expected to make significant contributions to the day-to-day work they do at Magnum Foundation, and to use this time to learn more about the running of an arts nonprofit. The fellows work on a range of projects in the New York office including research on social issues, exploration of emerging technologies and platforms, multimedia production, and event production. Candidates should have expertise in at least one of the following areas: arts administration, research, writing, video production, or graphic design. Candidates will be paired with Magnum Foundation projects according to their expertise and interests.
Compensation
- $5,000 production grant provided at the beginning of the fellowship to cover costs associated with the production, completion and distribution of your NYC-based project.
- An additional $25/hr for the 16 hrs/week spent in-office on arts administration work, paid bi-weekly .
- The fellowship is designed for New York City based photographers and does not provide room and board or transportation.
Duration
The fellowship runs for 12 weeks from February – April, 2024. Exact start dates and finish dates will be agreed upon with the selected fellow.
For more information, visit Magnum Foundation.
