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2016 SPE Student Awards for Innovations in Imaging

Society for Photographic Education   /   Deadline: 10/15/15

All SPE student members are eligible to apply for a scholarship to offset the cost of attending SPE's 2016 national conference. Jurors will seek to award work that demonstrates the most innovative and unique uses of photographic techniques. All lens-based technology is eligible (including video), as well as photobased cameraless technologies.

PREPARE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

- A cohesive body of work with no more than FIVE images. Images around 1280 x 1280 px @ 72 ppi are ideal for good image quality and fast upload.

- A clear and concise introductory statement that details the conceptual, technical, and aesthetic concerns, issues, influences or questions that your work explores (350 words maximum, approx. 2,100 characters).

- A statement addressing how attendance at the conference will benefit you, as well as an overview of prior involvement with SPE or other arts organizations.

- A brief resume, including name, address, phone number, email address and current institutional affiliation, and educational and professional experience.

- Contact information for a current photography professor (include name, title, email, and phone number).

Applications that do not fulfill all requirements may be eliminated from the competition. Click here to view the official call for entries.

Submit online via spenational.slideroom.com. There is a $10 fee for submitting a portfolio. If you need technical support, please contact support@slideroom.com.

Fees

$10

Eligibility

All SPE student members.

Requirements

- Applicants must be current, matriculated undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at a post-secondary institution majoring/concentrating in photography and not graduating before the end of the academic year 2015-2016.

- Applicants must be student members of SPE or become members before submitting their scholarship applications.

- Applicants are not eligible to receive scholarship awards for two consecutive years.

Awards

Ten awards are offered based on merits of submitted portfolios and include a $550 travel stipend to attend the national conference, a 2016 national conference fee waiver, and a one-year membership to SPE.

Evaluation Criteria

This year’s jurors are SPE national board members serving on the Awards and Recognition Committee: Bill Gaskins (Chair), Sonseree´ Gibson, Mark Malloy, and Arno Rafael Minkkinen.

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