The Magnum Foundation is pleased to announce that three scholarships are available for the 2010 New York University/Magnum Foundation Photography and Human Rights Program.
The funding covers the 6-week program at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, housing, travel, and expenses. Two scholarships also include a 4-week internship at a magazine, non-profit or photo agency in New York, and the third includes a similar internship in London.
As described below, one scholarship is for applicants from the Indian sub-continent. The other two scholarships are open to applicants from any of the following regions: Latin America, the Caucasus region, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, East Asia, Africa or the Middle East.
Support for these scholarships has generously been provided by the Magnum Charitable Trust (UK), the Open Society Institute, and the Magnum Foundation.
Non-scholarship students can enroll in the Photography and Human Rights program through the normal NYU registration procedure. For more details visit: http://photo.tisch.nyu.edu/object/photomagnum.html.
About the Program
Tisch School of the Arts, in partnership with the Magnum Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting documentary photography, recently created the certificate program in Photography and Human Rights. The new initiative is designed to explore strategies to create effective documentary projects linked with issues of human rights. The program begins in May 2010.
“We are delighted to be able to partner with the Magnum Foundation to offer this important new program,” said Mary Schmidt Campbell, dean of the Tisch School of the Arts. “The roleof photography in the global struggle for basic human rights has never been more important than it is today. This program’s emphasis will be on the relevance of human rights law to documentary work, and how the photographer can develop projects that aid in the attainment of those basic rights.”
The program is aimed at intermediate and advanced students, including experienced professionals, who seek to hone their documentary and media skills in the context of human rights. Students will be taught to utilize a variety of media approaches while emphasizing new digital possibilities to create maximum social impact.
Faculty for the program will include: Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas, adjunct professor and human rights specialist Peter Lucas, photography and technical specialist Cate Fallon, and program director and acting chair of Photography & Imaging, Fred Ritchin, among others.
More information about the program, including updates, can be found on the NYU website at http://photo.tisch.nyu.edu/object/photomagnum.html.
About the Scholarship Application Process
Application materials should be submitted through the submission portal at http://magnumfoundation.org/NYU.html. Students must indicate the regional scholarship for which they are applying.
Applicants should be intermediate to advanced students, including professional photographers who seek to deepen their engagement with documenting human rights issues.
Applicants must be fluent in English. Application materials should include:
-Statement of Purpose (750 words max)
-Description of a Human Rights project you would like to pursue (250 words max)
-Portfolio of 20 photographs by the student
-Description of a preferred internship setting (250 words max)
(e.g., a magazine, non-profit or photo agency)
-CV/resume (including educational background)
The application deadline is March 3rd, 2010.
Applications will be judged by program faculty in collaboration with the Magnum Foundation and the Magnum Charitable Trust.
Winners will be named on March 15th.
For more information, please contact: zoe@magnumfoundation.org. For more information about the Magnum Foundation, please visit:
http://www.magnumfoundation.org/.
February 11, 2010
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