Published on 01/31/2006

Description

After 15 years of providing grants to photojournalists, The Alexia Foundation for World Peace is now working with the United Nations to show some of the photography that the Foundation has sponsored.

Prizes

First Place : $9,000
Second Place : $6,000
Awards of Special Recognition : $1,600

Eligibility

Applicants must be duly enrolled full-time students in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or abroad in a degree program at the time of application.

Alexia Competition

Name

Dedicated to helping professional and student photographers produce photographs that promote world peace and cultural understanding

Description

After 15 years of providing grants to photojournalists, The Alexia Foundation for World Peace is now working with the United Nations to show some of the photography that the Foundation has sponsored. The show will open at the United Nations Building in NewYork in mid-March. Some of the pictures that will be exhibited are on topics such as the civil war in Sierra Leone; the controversy over the Confederate flag in South Carolina; the war in Chechnya; and prison life in the U.S.

Deadline

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. EDT, February 1.

URL

http://www.alexiafoundation.org

Prizes

First Place
A $9,000 scholarship toward tuition, fees and living expenses to study photojournalism in London in the fall semester through theSyracuse University Division of International Programs Abroad; A grant of $1,000 for completing the proposed picture story. An additional $500 will be awarded to the sponsoring academic department.

Second Place
A $6,000 scholarship toward tuition, fees and living expenses to study photojournalism in London this Fall through the Syracuse University Div. of International Programs Abroad; A grant of $500 for completing the proposed picture story.

Awards of Special Recognition
Three scholarships of $1,600 toward tuition, fees and living expenses to study photojournalism in London this Fall through the Syracuse University Division of International Programs Abroad, and three grants of $500 for completing the proposed picture stories. If, for any reason, either the 1st or 2nd place winners cannot accept any portion of their awards, these awards may be offered to winners of the Awards of Special Recognition at the discretion of the competition judges & administrators. Alexia Scholars are responsible for the balance of tuition and fees for the semester in London. All scholarships are contingent upon admission to the Syracuse University DIPA London Program.

Eligibility

Applicants must be duly enrolled full-time students in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or abroad in a degree program at the time of application. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible. No student who has completed more than three internships or a year of fulltime professional experience is eligible.

Name	Dedicated to helping professional and student photographers produce photographs that promote world peace and cultural understanding
Description	After 15 years of providing grants to photojournalists, The Alexia Foundation for World Peace is now working with the United Nations to show some of the photography that the Foundation has sponsored. The show will open at the United Nations Building in NewYork in mid-March. Some of the pictures that will be exhibited are on topics such as the civil war in Sierra Leone; the controversy over the Confederate flag in South Carolina; the war in Chechnya; and prison life in the U.S.
Deadline	Applications must be received by 5 p.m. EDT, February 1.
URL	http://www.alexiafoundation.org
Prizes	First Place A $9,000 scholarship toward tuition, fees and living expenses to study photojournalism in London in the fall semester through theSyracuse University Division of International Programs Abroad; A grant of $1,000 for completing the proposed picture story. An additional $500 will be awarded to the sponsoring academic department. Second Place A $6,000 scholarship toward tuition, fees and living expenses to study photojournalism in London this Fall through the Syracuse University Div. of International Programs Abroad; A grant of $500 for completing the proposed picture story. Awards of Special Recognition Three scholarships of $1,600 toward tuition, fees and living expenses to study photojournalism in London this Fall through the Syracuse University Division of International Programs Abroad, and three grants of $500 for completing the proposed picture stories. If, for any reason, either the 1st or 2nd place winners cannot accept any portion of their awards, these awards may be offered to winners of the Awards of Special Recognition at the discretion of the competition judges & administrators. Alexia Scholars are responsible for the balance of tuition and fees for the semester in London. All scholarships are contingent upon admission to the Syracuse University DIPA London Program.
Eligibility	Applicants must be duly enrolled full-time students in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or abroad in a degree program at the time of application. Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible. No student who has completed more than three internships or a year of fulltime professional experience is eligible.