The Guardian/Royal Photographic Society Joan Wakelin bursary offers a bursary of £2,000 every year for the production of a photo essay on an overseas social documentary issue.
Entry is free of charge and open to all photographers, of any age and nationality. If you wish to apply, please carefully read through the online application and fill in each section, supplying eight images that evidence your approach to the medium and photographic ability.
By its nature, the bursary is intended to fund new projects – so support for ongoing projects will not be considered. The bursary will be awarded to an individual, not to a group or partnership. Furthermore, the bursary does not support projects requiring travel to, or within, war zones.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed via Zoom in September, to be confirmed. Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide individual feedback owing to the volume of applications.
The 2022 selectors are: Fiona Shields, head of photography at the Guardian, and Roger Tooth FRPS, past head of photography at the Guardian.
Closing date is 11 July 2022. For further information email jo@rps.org
