Top Photography Scholarships in 2021
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Will Geiger is the co-founder of Scholarships360 and has a decade of experience in college admissions and financial aid. He is a former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Kenyon College where he personally reviewed 10,000 admissions applications and essays. Will also managed the Kenyon College merit scholarship program and served on the financial aid appeals committee. He has also worked as an Associate Director of College Counseling at a high school in New Haven, Connecticut. Will earned his master’s in education from the University of Pennsylvania and received his undergraduate degree in history from Wake Forest University.
Will Geiger is the co-founder of Scholarships360 and has a decade of experience in college admissions and financial aid. He is a former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Kenyon College where he personally reviewed 10,000 admissions applications and essays. Will also managed the Kenyon College merit scholarship program and served on the financial aid appeals committee. He has also worked as an Associate Director of College Counseling at a high school in New Haven, Connecticut. Will earned his master’s in education from the University of Pennsylvania and received his undergraduate degree in history from Wake Forest University.Do you love to take pictures? If so, you can put your photography skills to use by applying for photography scholarships. Whether you are snapping pictures for your Instagram account or are a serious photographer, there are a number of great scholarships available to you.
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Top photography scholarships in 2021
National Young Arts Foundation
- Eligibility: U.S. students ages 15 to 18 in grades 10-12. There is a $35 fee to enter, but fee waivers are available for those that qualify
- Amount: Up to $10,000
- Deadline: October 15, 2021
James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photojournalists
- Eligibility: High school and college student photographers
- Amount: $2,500 (6 scholarships awarded) or Digital SLR Camera (5 awarded)
- Deadline: November 15, 2021
National Press Photographers Foundation Scholarships
- Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate student (international students are also eligible to apply)
- Amount: $2,000
- Deadline: December 6, 2021
Trevor Coopersmith Urban Art Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school and college students
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: December 31, 2021
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- Eligibility: Scholarships are open to students ages 13 and up in grades 7 through 12. Public/private school and homeschooled students in the U.S., Canada, or American schools worldwide are welcome to apply.
- Amount: $1500 to $10,000
- Deadline: Depending on region, December or January of each year
Anchell Photo Workshops Scholarship for Documentary Photography
- Eligibility: Open to college and graduate students
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: January 1, 2022
Greater Than Gatsby Annual Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school seniors accepted to college, undergraduate and graduate students in the USA
- Amount: $10,000
- Deadline: May 1, 2022
Ocean Awareness Contest
- Eligibility: Students ages 11 to 18 who create a work of art in their chosen genre, including visual art, film, music, poetry, prose, and interactive and multimedia
- Amount: Scholarships worth from $100 to $1,500
- Deadline: June 13, 2022
Summary of scholarships for photographers
- National Young Arts Foundation
- James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photojournalists
- National Press Photographers Foundation Scholarships
- Trevor Coopersmith Urban Art Scholarship
- Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- Anchell Photo Workshops Scholarship for Documentary Photography
- Greater Than Gatsby Annual Scholarship
- Ocean Awareness Contest
Upcoming photographer scholarships
$500 Cynthia Lennon Scholarship for Girls
- Eligibility: Open to female high school students who submit a drawing, painting, or photograph that represents an interpretation of the phrase “Conserve Life” and submit a link to where it can be viewed
- Amount: $3,000
Against The Grain Artistic Scholarship
- Eligibility: Asian American college students pursuing a major in the performing, visual arts, journalism and/or mass communications
- Amount: $1,000
Janie Moore Greene Scholarship Grant
- Eligibility: Students specializing in photography who are currently enrolled in, or who have been accepted to, an institution of higher education
- Amount: $2,000
- Opens: Fall 2022
