Deadline:Thursday, October 5, 2023, 11:59 p.m., EDT
Eligibility
The du Cille Fellowship is open to all professional visual journalists who are current residents of the United States.
Staff photographers are eligible but must arrange time off from their employer to complete the project.
Expectations
The du Cille Fellow will do their best to adhere to the project timeline and communicate their progress with NPPF’s coordinator on a monthly basis. It is expected that the project will be completed within one (1) year of the Fellowship agreement.
The du Cille Fellow may seek advice and recommendations from NPPF as the du Cille Fellow deems useful. The NPPF Board is committed to supporting The du Cille Fellow to create a powerful and memorable result that meets the highest standards of contemporary journalism and storytelling.
Upon conclusion of the project, The du Cille Fellow will submit a minimum of 50 high-resolution images with comprehensive captions to NPPF. If the project results in a video, a high-resolution copy must be submitted.
A written document outlining the du Cille Fellow’s work on the grant is required.
In the tradition of “words and pictures” the du Cille Fellow is encouraged to write or collaborate with a writer to produce a story to accompany the work. NPPF will provide assistance if requested.
Intellectual property
Submitted materials and ideas are confidential and will be used only for judging purposes except for the selected project.
The recipient retains the ownership and copyright of the final product. Any monies generated by this project shall be retained by the recipient.
The recipient grants the NPPF the right to use their name, likeness, biographical information, submitted images and/or videos from the application and project images on NPPF’s website, in any social media publicizing the NPPF programs and publications, including but not limited to educational, promotional and fundraising purposes at the NPPF’s sole discretion, without additional permission or consideration, or notification to the grant recipient or any third party.
The recipient also grants the NPPF its licensees, affiliates and their designees an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual royalty-free license to use elements of their project (or the project in its entirety) on the NPPF's website, on social media and as promotional materials to fundraise and promote its scholarships and grants. The recipient also hereby grants the NPPF the right to make their project (or any and all elements thereof) available for educational purposes, including to colleges and universities of the NPPF’s choosing.
Ethics
Recipient understand that they must adhere to the highest professional, ethical and personal standards for visual journalists. At its sole discretion, violations of these standards will result in withdrawal of the grant and funding by the NPPF.
An entry may not contain images that have been manipulated digitally in violation of generally accepted professional photojournalistic standards. Applicants should review and adhere to the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Code of Ethics concerning image manipulation.
The NPPF, in its sole discretion, retains the right to disqualify any entry found to include manipulated images or staged situations.
The NPPF, in its sole discretion, may exercise its right to rescind the entire award amount if the grantee is found to have manipulated images beyond what is professionally accepted, as noted in the NPPA Code of Ethics.
Financial:
All taxes and expenses are the responsibility of the du Cille Fellow. The Fellow must provide a U.S. Taxpayer Identification number upon acceptance of The du Cille Fellowship.
NPPF will pay $5,000 upon award of The du Cille Fellowship; the remainder of the funds will be provided as the project progresses.
