The winner of The Guardian/Royal Photographic Society Joan Wakelin Award 2009 was Anastasia Taylor-Lind.  To see Jackie Dewe Mathews' photo essay (winner, Joan Wakelin Bursary 2008) please click on link:-

http://www.jackiedewemathews.com/stories/zeru_zeru/zeru_zeru.html

For further information please contact Jo Macdonald on 01225 325721 or jo@rps.org.

The Joan Wakelin Bursary 2010

The Guardian/Royal Photographic Society’s Joan Wakelin Award each year offers a bursary of £2,000 for the production of an overseas photo essay. 

The bursary, administered by the Guardian and The Royal Photographic Society, is awarded to the photographer who presents the best proposal for a photographic essay on an overseas social documentary issue.

Submission is open to all, with no restriction on age or qualification.

Entrants should submit a maximum of six images as examples of their work, along with a written proposal (maximum 500 words) describing their intended project.

The shortlist will be selected by a jury nominated by the Guardian and the RPS. Entry is now closed and this year's winner will be announced at the RPS awards evening, on 9th September 2010.

The winning photo-essay will be published in the Guardian and the RPS Journal. Copyright will remain with the photographer, although licence will be agreed for the photo-essay to appear in the Guardian, the RPS Journal and any promotions associated with the bursary.

For further details, please contact:  Jo Macdonald, Awards Manager - 01225 325721 or jo@rps.org .

In addition to the Joan Wakelin Bursary The Royal Photographic Society is very pleased to announce a major new initiative in offering a number of different bursary schemes for the benefit of young image makers. These have been made possible by funding from a number of different sources that include income from The Society's investments and legacies. They are available for members and non-members. Please click here for further information.