Application for the Ian Parry Scholarship 2020.

Ian Parry was a photojournalist who died while on assignment for The Sunday Times during the Romanian revolution in 1989. He was just 24 years of age. Aidan Sullivan then pictures editor, and Ian’s friends and family created the Ian Parry Scholarship in order to build something positive from such a tragic death. Each year the Ian Parry Scholarship holds an international photographic competition for young photographers who are either attending a full-time photographic course or are under 24.

Eligibilities

The Ian Parry Scholarship is divided into two categories: The Sunday Times Award for Achievement and The Canon Award for Potential. The entry criteria for both are the same and the judges will make their decisions based on the individual merits of the entries. Entrants must submit a portfolio and a clear proposal of a project they would undertake if they won the scholarship.

Prizes 

• Each winner will receive $3,500 towards their chosen project.
• Canon Europe continues to support the Scholarship and loan equipment to the winners.
• Attend a portfolio review day with leading industry experts in London.
• Mentorship Programme, the scholarships offer a year-long personal Mentorship to the winner of The Canon
• Award for Potential. The 2020 mentor is highly respected photojournalist Jon Jones.
• Both winners will have the opportunity to take part in the Transmissions Programme at Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan.
• World Press Photo, automatically accepts the winner of the Achievement Award into its final list of nominees for the Joop Swart Masterclass in Amsterdam.
• Candidates work will appear in The Sunday Times Magazine, our media sponsor.

Applications are now open. To enter, click here