The Aftermath Projectgrant
Aftermath Project Post-Conflict Grant
- Who Can Apply: Working photographers anywhere in the world may apply for a post-conflict project. Full-time students and the funder's staff, directors, advisers, current judges and their immediate families are excluded.
- The Focus: Create a body of still photographs exploring how people rebuild lives and civil society after conflict; funding cannot pay for video, audio, exhibitions or book publication.
- The Funding: One photographer receives $25,000 USD, paid 50% at the start, 40% midway and 10% after delivering 12 archival prints. Four finalists receive no guaranteed payment.
- Key Requirements: Send a signed form, proposal of at most two pages with a one-sentence summary, up to 30 JPGs at 1200 pixels/72 dpi and 2 MB each, a caption sheet and a bio of at most two paragraphs through a file-sharing service to the grant email.
DeadlineTuesday, December 1, 2026
AwardOne $25,000 grant to a single winner; four finalists are also named (no compensation guaranteed to finalists).
Locationglobal
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
DisciplinesDocumentary photography, Photojournalism, Still photography
Application notesSend the application through WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox or a similar file-sharing service to aftermathprojectinfo@gmail.com. Include only: the signed application letter (PDF or JPG); a project proposal of at most 2 pages (.doc/.docx), beginning with a one-sentence summary and identifying any publishing/exhibition commitments and the scope of travel/research; up to 30 JPG photographs, each 1200 pixels on the longest side, 72 dpi and at most 2 MB; a caption sheet (.doc/.docx) with dates and descriptions; and a bio of at most 2 paragraphs (.doc/.docx). Name images with your surname and a number, and also embed captions in each photograph's File Info. No budget is required. Application letter: https://www.theaftermathproject.org/sites/default/files/media/2026_tap_post-conflict_grant_application_letter.pdf. All grant work must be completed by January 1, 2028, and photographs delivered by May 1, 2028. The winner supplies 12 archival prints at least 16 × 20 inches and permits the specified educational, exhibition/publication and publicity uses; finalists also accept specified image-use obligations.
Contactaftermathprojectinfo@gmail.com
The Aftermath Project