Short Description
For the twenty-fifth year in a row, Canon and Visa pour l’Image will be presenting the prestigious Canon Female Photojournalist Grant to an outstanding photographer in recognition of her contribution to photojournalism.
The Canon Female Photojournalist Grant is presented to a female photojournalist in activity who wishes to cover a social, economic, political or cultural subject in a journalistic manner, on presentation of a dossier. The Grant will be given to an individual photojournalist and not to a group, without any consideration of nationality. The Grant is given in order to allow the winner to carry out the photo-reportag which has been presented for the Grant.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be able to write and speak in French and/or English
- Applicants must have completed at least one photo-reportage (published or unpublished)
- Applicants must be professional photojournalists
- Upon receipt of the Grant, the Applicant agrees to finish the photo-reportage by the 10th of April 2026 at the latest, to enable the work to be available for exhibition or showing evening during the 38th International Festival of Photojournalism « Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan » which will take place during the first four weeks of September 2026.
Submission Requirements
1- a signed application form,
2- a copy of the Applicant’s identity card or passport,
3- an affidavit stating that the candidate is a professional photojournalist (attestation of honor written by the photographer or from an agency or from a newspaper)
4- a curriculum vitae,
5- a letter in support of the application including a description of the photoreportage project (maximum 1 typed page). This letter must remain anonymous and must not contain anything that would allow the candidate to be identified.
6- a projected budget for the photo-reportage project for which the Grant is to be used if obtained. If the financing of the project is to be extended to other partners, these must be approved by Canon and Images Evidence who reserve the right not to cite them,
7- a photo-reportage in black and white or colour: between 10 and 20 pictures
How to Apply
The application dossier must be sent without acknowledgement of receipt to the following FTP:
ftp.images-evidence.com
Login: Canon-grant
Password: 62Q@#f2Ha
Application dossiers can be downloaded on the website: https://www.visapourlimage.com/en/festival/awards-and-grants/bourse-canonde-la-femmephotojournaliste
Program Benefits & Awards
In June 2025, the jury will start selecting and studying the dossiers before choosing the winner. If the health situation allows it, the Applicant agrees that, upon selection of the Grant, to be in Perpignan early September 2025 to attend the evening projection of the 37th International Festival of Photojournalism «Visa pour l’Image-Perpignan», where a presentation of the Grant will be made by representatives of Canon.
The winner will receive the 8 000 euros at Visa pour l’Image in Perpignan in September.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Perpignan, France
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 21 May 2025
Website Link: https://www.visapourlimage.com/en/festival/awards-and-grants/bourse-canon-de-la-femme-photojournaliste
