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Smith Fund Increases Smith Grant To $40,000
26 February 2019
The W. Eugene Smith Fund has raised its Smith Grant to $40,000 to celebrate the foundation's 40th anniversary. The increase has only been approved for 2019 but the board of trustees will reconvene following this year's award presentations in New York in October to determine if the increase will become permanent.
"For 40 years, the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund has championed the causes of documentary photographers around the world and created a platform where their important work, in the name of humanistic photography, can be witnessed by millions worldwide," said Phil Block, newly-elected president of the Fund's Board of Trustees. "Thanks to our corporate donors, we remain committed to providing photographers with the financial support they need to complete their important projects."
Since 1979, the W. Eugene Smith Fund has presented more than $1 million in grants and fellowships to photographers around the world and will present more than $50,000 this year in the form of grants, fellowships, and special awards.
For more information see the news release below.
W. Eugene Smith Fund Increases 2019 Smith Grant to $40,000 to Commemorate 40th Anniversary and Celebrate More Than $1 Million in Grants Since Its Founding
Board of Trustees Committed to Providing Photographers with Funding to Complete Important Works
NEW YORK -- To commemorate its 40th anniversary, the W. Eugene Smith Fund announced it is increasing its 2019 Smith Grant to $40,000, a $5,000 increase from last year. The Fund's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the one-time increase as part of a year-long celebration of its milestone, which includes the presentation of more than $1 million to photographers since 1979. The Smith Fund was created in honor of legendary documentary photographer Eugene Smith, who died Oct. 15, 1978.
Each year, The Smith Fund presents more than $50,000 in grants, fellowships and special awards to photographers who use exemplary and compelling photojournalism to address an issue related to the human condition; social change; humanitarian concern; armed conflict; or cultural, social, environmental and/or political significance.
"For 40 years, the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund has championed the causes of documentary photographers around the world and created a platform where their important work, in the name of humanistic photography, can be witnessed by millions worldwide," said Phil Block, newly-elected president of the Fund's Board of Trustees. "Thanks to our corporate donors, we remain committed to providing photographers with the financial support they need to complete their important projects."
The Smith Fund is also accepting applications for several other grants, fellowships and special awards this year including the 23rd annual Howard Chapnick Grant, which honors an individual for his or her leadership in any field ancillary to photojournalism; the 2nd annual Eugene Smith Student Grant, which is open to all collegiate-level students; and several fellowships and special awards presented to other applicants at the judge's discretion.
Photographers and other industry professionals interested in submitting applications for these grants (or interested in learning more about the grants and fellowship), should visit SmithFund.org. The deadline for submitting applications to all grants, fellowships and special awards is April 20.
Recipients will be announced during a special ceremony in New York City in October. Additional information about the awards ceremony will be announced shortly. Attendance will be free and open to the public.
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund is supported by generous contributions from The Incite Project, Herb Ritts Foundation, Canon USA and The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation. Additional support is provided by Aperture, Brilliant Graphics, Center for Creative Photography, the International Center of Photography, MediaStorm, Photo District News, School of Visual Arts MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department, School of Visual Arts MPS Digital Photography and Synergy Communications.