The SIP Call for General Research on Photography 2011

Topic:

The Shpilman Institute for Photography (The SIP) is a research institute whose mission is to initiate and support innovative research and artistic production that advance the understanding of photography and related media.

Through its grant programs, The SIP commissions and sponsors individual and group research projects that inquire into photography’s multiple meanings, functions and significance.

Researchers are invited to submit proposals for projects that focus on one or more of the assigned themes.

Eligible:          

■Individual research project

◦Eligible candidates are academic faculty and graduate students in accredited institutions of higher education, previously published independent scholars and writers, as well as artists and research-oriented curators.

■Joint research project

◦Eligible candidates are groups of 2-4 researchers comprised of academic faculty and/or graduate students in accredited institutions of higher education, and/or previously published independent scholars, writers, as well as artists and curators.

Awards:

$5,000 - $15,000

Entry Fee:

Not mentioned

Deadline:

1 March 2011

For More Information:

http://www.thesip.org/   (source of the information)