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Open Calls for Women Photographers

Open calls, grants, and awards exclusively for women, nonbinary, and gender-diverse photographers and visual artists.

Sonntag Grant 2026 Photobook Open Call

May 31, 2026 · €10

Berlin photobook open call for FLINTA artists, in collaboration with Replika Publishing. Winner gets photobook with 350+ print run.

Photobook Open Call · Sonntag Grant

May 31, 2026 · €10

Photobook open call for FLINTA artists with Replika Publishing. 350+ copy print run. Book launch at Bildband Berlin.

Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2026 · FotoDocument

June 1, 2026 · Free

£4,000 grant for female documentary photographers. 10th edition, supported by Nikon. Free entry. Exhibition at POST Brighton.

Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award 2026 · FotoDocument

June 1, 2026 · Free

£4,000 grant for female documentary photographers. 10th edition. For photo essays on social, environmental, or cultural issues.

CCI + WOPHA Fellowship 2026 · Pérez Art Museum Miami

June 1, 2026 · Free

Fellowship for women & non-binary photographers from Caribbean and diaspora. Miami residency at El Espacio 23 + production funds.

BWP x Nikon Grant Fund 2026 — Quarter 2 · Black Women Photographers

June 5, 2026 · Free

Quarterly grant for Black women photographers worldwide. $2,500 cash + Nikon Z6III kit. Q2 2026 cycle.

Feminism 250 — Woman Made America

June 27, 2026 · $30

Woman Made Gallery (Chicago) feminist group show marking the US 250th anniversary. Women/nb artists, all media including photography.

Women Photograph + Leica Project Grants 2026

June 30, 2026 · Free

Three $10,000 grants from Women Photograph + Leica for women, nonbinary, trans, intersex documentary photographers. Free, international.

Illuminations Grant 2026 · Queer|Art

July 2, 2026 · Free

Annual $10,000 grant for Black trans women visual artists including photographers. Four finalists get $1,250 each. US-based, early-career.

In Full View — Woman Made Gallery

August 12, 2026 · $24.60

Woman Made Gallery (Chicago) open call for women/nonbinary artists 65+. Juried by Jerri Zbiral. All media including photography.