Call for Applications: Fund for Emerging Photography in Haiti

The FPEH wants to support promising Haitian photographers in the realization or pursuit of a coherent photographic project which can aim for journalistic objectives or respond to documentary or artistic imperatives.

The conceptualization and research work at the heart of these projects must be clearly explained within the FPEH application file, which rewards projects carried out by photographers (and not the media) over the long term.

Funding Information

• The two winners will receive financial support of 5,000 USD, as well as mentoring by one of the two mentors over a period of one year at the rate of one working session per month.
• The submitted project must be completed within a maximum of one year following receipt of the first disbursement. The winner will have an interim report to submit to receive the balance of their scholarship, and a complete report to close it.

Eligibility Criteria

• This call is open to any emerging photographer artist in the photography sector in Haiti:
  • Have at least two (2) to four (4) years of experience in the photography sector;
  • Have a bank account domiciled in Haiti;
  • Present a project lasting a maximum of one year.
• Applications can be submitted individually or collectively, by people between 20 and 35 years old.
• Type of actions
  • Eligible actions must contribute to the creation or promotion of an artistic project, such as the purchase of materials dedicated to artistic practice, exhibitions, publication, etc.

Ineligible

• The following actions are not eligible:
  • Projects consisting of financing participation in workshops, seminars, conferences, etc.
  • Actions consisting of financing study grants or training.
  • Debt repayment.

For more information, visit The Art Center.