Opportunity: University of Sussex Photo Competition 2021
Type: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Value: £1,000
Location: UK
Who Can Apply: UK and international applicants
About The Scholarship
Take part in the University of Sussex and the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts’ 2021 Photo Competition. Win a £1,000 cash scholarship (if you’re going to be studying at the School of Media, Arts and Humanities), a state-of-the-art camera, and be featured in an online photo exhibition.
By separating friends and family, distancing tutors and students, making cities and airports empty, and imposing face covering and hygiene protocols, the coronavirus pandemic continues to change culture and society around the world.
The International Office and the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts are asking you to capture life in the time of coronavirus.
- How does your world look different than it did before?
- How has your local area changed during the pandemic?
- How has it changed you, people’s routines, behaviours, and interests?
You could win a £1,000 cash scholarship (if you’re going to be studying at the School of Media, Arts and Humanities) or a state-of-the-art camera.
To enter the competition, simply upload your entry to your Instagram, Twitter, Weibo or WeChat accounts with the hashtag #SussexPhotoCompetition, or send your entry directly to [email protected] (use a cloud storage service like Google Drive or WeTransfer if your file is too big).
The deadline is 1 August 2021. Full terms and conditions can be found below.
- 1st place: Nikon D5600 camera plus £1,000 cash scholarship. The cash scholarship is only redeemable if you enrol on an undergraduate or postgraduate course in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities by 29 October 2021
- 2nd place: Nikon D3500 camera plus £1,000 cash scholarship. The cash scholarship is only redeemable if you enrol on an undergraduate or postgraduate course in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities by 29 October 2021
- 3rd place: Nikon Coolpix B600 camera
- There will also be consolation prizes.
Requirements
- We are seeking a single image in any photography genre – portrait, landscape, still life, conceptual, fine art, or street, which encapsulates your experience of the pandemic. The photo must have been taken by the participant with the consent of any person represented in it.
Photographs can be taken with mobile devices or digital cameras. The accompanying caption should not exceed 50 words.
- The competition is open to both UK and international applicants applying to the University of Sussex starting in September 2021
- The deadline for the submission of entries is 1 August 2021
- Submissions should be posted on participants’ Instagram, Twitter, Weibo or WeChat accounts with the hashtag #SussexPhotoCompetition or emailed through to [email protected]. You can also tag the University’s social media accounts at @sussexuni on Instagram, @SussexUni on Twitter and @英国萨塞克斯大学 on Weibo and WeChat
- The competition opens on 9 June 2021 and closes on 1 August 2021 at 4pm BST (GMT+1). The selection process will run from 2–14 August 2021
- The top ten images and winners will be announced by Bob Ahern (Director of Archive Photography for Getty Images) during an online exhibition event and displayed on the ACCA website
- All top images will be featured in the online exhibition – you do not have to enrol at Sussex to be featured
- The judges will be Tunde Alabi-Hundeyin, Monika Metykova, Paul Vincent, Olga Saavedra Montes de Oca, Laura Mcdermott and Stuart Robinson.
How To Apply
If you want to be enlisted in this educational program, then you are recommended to take admission in the undergraduate degree coursework at the University. Complete the program application form after you have applied for your course.
Deadline
1st August 2021