2014 GRANT APPLICATION
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
I’m happy to announce that submissions for the 2014 grant cycle are now
open. We will be giving one $20,000 grant for 2014, as well as naming four
finalists. The work of our grant winner and finalists will be published in
“War is Only Half the Story, Vol Seven.” The deadline for applications is
November 5, 2013. (Please see the very specific instructions below about
how to file).
Kind regards,
Sara Terry
Founder/Artistic Director, The Aftermath Project
APPLICATION GUIDELINES
The Aftermath Project’s mission is to support photographic projects that
tell the other half of the story of conflict — the story of what it takes
for individuals to learn to live again, to rebuild destroyed lives and
homes, to restore civil societies, to address the lingering wounds of war
while struggling to create new avenues for peace. Grant proposals should
reflect an understanding of this mission. Proposals may relate to the
aftermath of numerous kinds of conflict, not just international wars. The
conflict may have been at the community level — for example, violence
between rural ethnic groups or an urban riot in an industrialized country.
It may have been a regional one, such as a rebel insurgency, or it may have
been a full-scale war. There is no specific time frame that defines
“aftermath,” although in general The Aftermath Project seeks to support
stories which are no longer being covered by the mainstream media, or which
have been ignored by the media. In general, conflict should be over for a
situation to be deemed an “aftermath.” There are specific cases, however,
where conflict may have continued for so long, or be the result of an
aftermath situation, that they will be considered to be within the scope of
The Aftermath Project. If you have doubts about whether your proposal meets
these guidelines, please contact us via info@theaftermathproject.org
Proposals should include an explanation of the specific aftermath issues
related to the project being proposed, as well as an overview of the
applicant’s plans for covering the story during the course of the grant
year — i.e, the proposed timing of trips, etc. You MUST inform The
Aftermath Project if you have any commercial commitments or contracts
related to the project you are proposing, including book deals and
exhibitions. Failure to do so on the part of a grant winner will
automatically terminate the grant, and the winner will forfeit any funds
he/she has not yet received from The Aftermath Project.
QUESTIONS: Email application questions to info@theaftermathproject.org