CSE Photography Fellowship & Contest

• Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites applications from candidates who are interested in photography and environment for CSE Photography Fellowship & Contest.
• By the mean of Photography Fellowship & Contest, CSE wants to depict visual stories of climate change and its impacts, highlighting the vulnerabilities of communities, their struggles and successes.
• The CSE Photography Fellowship & Contest is open for everyone who wants to tell a visual story about climate change and its effect.
• CSE Photography Fellowship & Contest has 2 sections, a candidate can participate in both of them and the last date for both are different
  • CSE Photography Fellowship
    • Prize: 7 fellowships worth Rs. 50,000 each.
      • A part of the grant will be given to them as an advance to the fellows to pursue the story. The visual story should be submitted by 21 October 2015, after which the remaining grant will be released.
    • Last date to apply: September 15, 2015.
  • CSE Photography Contest
    • Prize: High end Tamron lenses.
    • Last date to apply: October 20, 2015.

CSE Photography Fellowship & Contest Rewards

Centre for Science and Environment Fellowship & Contest will provide the following benefits to the fellows selected for the Fellowship and to the winner of the contest:

• Photography Fellowship
  • Number of Fellowships: Total 7 candidates will be selected for the award of the Fellowship.
  • Amount of Fellowship: Rs.50,000 will be offered to the selected candidates.
  • Selected candidates will be offered Tamron lenses as loan during the period of fellowship.
• Photography Contest
  • 5 winners will be awarded with high end Tamron lenses (the SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD or the SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD).
• Exhibition: Annual Media Briefing on Climate Change for Journalists from the Global South will be organized on November 5-6, 2015 at India Habitat Centre, in New Delhi and it will showcase the winning entries from the contest as well as selected photographs from the Fellow’s Submission.

CSE Photography Fellowship & Contest Application Process

The applications for the Fellowship as well as contest are to be made online and the details related to the application process are as follow:

• CSE Photography Fellowship: Online applications are to be submitted by the candidates with their proposal which should give information about the region and the story candidate would like to cover by the means of the fellowship. >> Click here to apply for the Fellowship.
  • Details
    • Along with the proposal, applicants should submit some samples of their photographs as well.
    • Once the scholarship has been awarded, the fellows will get 30 days to shoot their entries and they should submit seven photographs on or before 21 October 2015.
    • The photos should be accompanied by 100 words textual explanation and camera & Lens specifications.
• CSE Photo Contest: The contestants should submit their photographs online along with a 100 word short explanation giving details of the context, camera & lens specifications. >> Click here to apply for the contest.
  • Details:
    • The photographs to be submitted should be shoot in 2015 only.

CSE Photography Fellowship & Contest Selection Process

• Fellowship: The applications and proposals submitted for the fellowship will be evaluated by the Fellowship Jury.
• Contest: Submitted entries will be judged by Contest Jury and the winners will be awarded in the first week of November.

Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area
New Delhi-110062, India

E-mail: cse@cseindia.org
Telephone: (91) (11) 29955124, 29956110, 29956394, 29956399

In case of any query related to the fellowship, contest or the exhibition you can contact Rakhi Jain at: rakhi.jain@cseindia.org, Cell: +91-8130041469