GrantUS$25 fee30 Nov
The Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Fellowships and Mentorships 2027
Vital Impacts · Online
- Deadline
- 30 November 2026 at 23:59, Los Angeles time
- Fee
- US$25 fee, about £19. Fee waived for applicants from developing countries and those experiencing financial hardship.
- Award
- One US$20,000 fellowship, six US$5,000 fellowships and ten mentorship places
- Who can enter
- Photographers and visual storytellers worldwide who live in and have established relationships with the community or country they document. Prior publication experience is not required.Any stage
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Vital Impacts offers seven fellowships and ten mentorship places for photographers documenting environmental and conservation issues in their own communities. Fellows get 12 months to develop a project with support to publish and show the work. Mentorships are aimed at emerging photographers.
Before you apply
The short version
Who it suits
- Photographers documenting their own community
- Solutions-focused environmental storytellers
- Emerging photographers seeking mentorship
What it asks of you
- Must live in the community or country featured
- Fellowship projects run over 12 months
- No prior publication experience needed