Open Calls Requiring a Proposal

Open calls, grants, and residencies asking for a project proposal, statement of intent, or budget alongside work.

€30,000 biennial project grant from the Académie des beaux-arts for a confirmed photographer's ambitious original project. No age limit.

£2,000 bursary for overseas documentary photo essays. RPS x The Guardian. Free entry, open worldwide. Named after Joan Wakelin.

Propose an exhibition project for the 15th FineArt Igualada photography festival (Feb–Mar 2027, Catalonia).

$20,000 grant for a curator or academic to develop an exhibition or publication using MUUS Collection's archives. Travel covered.

€10,000 fellowships for photographers, journalists and writers documenting war, censorship, and political tension. Free to apply.

£3,000 RPS bursary for photographers under 30 on 'sporting endeavour'. Grassroots, mental health, social issues welcomed. Free entry.

€25,000 grant pool for research and projects on vernacular and everyday photography. Two categories: contemporary and historical.