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Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence 2026
Ian Parry Photojournalism Grant (IPPG) in collaboration with GOST Books
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Funding amount
£5,000 toward expenses and travel associated with producing the book. The grant is paid in two £2,500 instalments: one when the award is announced and the second following a six-month review of the project's progress.
Deadline
September 30, 2026
Level
Mid Career
Early Career
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About this opportunity
The Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence supports an established photographer working on a long-form documentary photography project that is nearing completion. The selected photographer receives the opportunity to work with renowned publisher GOST Books to turn the project into a professionally produced photobook. The award honours the legacy of British photojournalist Tom Stoddart and his contribution to photojournalism.
Requirements
- Be 18 years or older.
- Be an established photographer/photojournalist.
- Have an in-depth long-form documentary photography project.
- The project should be nearing completion.
- The project must be extensive enough to warrant publication as a photobook.
- The submitted work must be the applicant's own.
- Applicants must certify that the photographs have not been copied or digitally manipulated.
- AI-generated imagery is not permitted.
- The project may have been created in any year; it does not need to be a newly completed series.
- Submit the required photographs and project information through the official application platform.