Focus for Humanity – Grants and Awards – An explanation of the 4 differentt type of grants and awards we make to photographers and NGOs

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Our primary purpose is the creation and awarding of different types of grants to photographers - both full-time and part-time - to help them become better visual story tellers and photographers.

We also help to provide assignment grants for under-funded NGOs to work with some of our advisory board or competitions winners. This could be the way for you to get your first paid assignment and your first client, so don't forget to enter!

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Enter the next competition and win the most amazing prizes. The next FFH Fellowship Competition will be announced on 01 Septemeber 2011 and entries will be open until July 2012. To find out select the Grants and Awards tab from the Main menu

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	FFH FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP This is one of our two main awards - an annual scholarship of up to $10000 for a non full-time photographer keen to focus on photography as a career and probably within the humanitarian or cultural field, but who needs that final push or help to overcome that last barrier that is stopping them turning full-time. The scholarship is awarded by means of a competitive portfolio review and an assessment of an online application form. The lucky winner has the choice of either undertaking their own assignment or working with one of the Advisory Council on a new assignment with an NGO. Included in the prize is mentoring with one of the Guild members, business and digital marketing coaching and advice and a grant of up to $3000 towards new equipment. Find out more
	NGO-PRO GRANTS This grant provides funding for a photographer to collaborate with an NGO in developing imagery that furthers the strategic communication objectives and mission of a nonprofit organization. The NGO-PRO grant is an annual award of up to $10000 for a specific assignment between the working photographer and the established but under funded NGO. The 2012 Grant will be open for applications between 1st July 2012 and 1st Ocotber 2012. The judges will announce the winner no later than 15th December 2012. Find out more
	WORKSHOP GRANTS Through our relationship with the Advisory Council, we are able to secure a place on the much-sought after workshops of David duChemin, Gavin Gough, Matt Brandon, Jeffrey Chapman, Karl Grobl, Nevada Weir and Edoardo Agresti. These workshops typically cost about $5000 for a week, excluding travel to the location. They are a fantastic opportunity to improve your craft and to really learn from the masters what it takes to become a successful photographer. This is a key rite of passage for anyone thinking of turning full-time. The Workshop grant covers the full cost of the workshop. In exceptional cases we may also cover the cost of travel to the workshop. Find out more
	MENTORING GRANTS Our mentoring grants are open to anyone and are designed to give you on-on-one mentoring with Advisory Council memebers such as Gavin Gough, Karl Grobl, David duChemin, Matt Brandon and Edoardo Agresti. The Mentoring grant application processis simple. You need to upload load some images for a cometitive juding review, and submit an online application form. You can find out about how to apply, what the submission deadlines are, how the judging is admistered under our Grants and Awards pages. Find out more