Grants, Fellowships & Prizes
Magnum Foundation Fall 2025 NYC Fellowship
Applications are now open for the Fall 2025 session of the New York City Fellowship, a program that provides a project production grant, mentorship, and hands-on arts administration experience for early-career photographers and photojournalists based in NYC. Developed in response to the financial challenges faced by working photographers, the fellowship supports both the advancement of fellows’ creative projects and offers paid, practical experience within the Magnum Foundation office.
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
About the fellowship: Applications are now open for the Fall 2025 session of the New York City Fellowship, a program that provides a project production grant, mentorship, and hands-on arts administration experience for early-career photographers and photojournalists based in NYC. Developed in response to the financial challenges faced by working photographers, the fellowship supports both the advancement of fellows’ creative projects and offers paid, practical experience within the Magnum Foundation office.
Eligibility: The program is intended for early-career photographers seeking to deepen, expand, or complete a New York City-based project. Applicants should have at least one completed long-term project and may include recent graduates and self-taught photographers. The fellowship is open to photographers of all ages.
The fellowship is designed for New York City based photographers and does not provide room and board or transportation.
What you get: $5,000 production grant provided at the beginning of the fellowship to cover costs associated with the production, completion and distribution of your NYC-based project. An additional $25/hr for the 16 hrs/week spent in-office on arts administration work, paid bi-weekly .