Alexia Health Grant for Students — Research Program

The Alexia Health Grant for Students was a 2026 pop-up production grant for student photographers and filmmakers exploring health-related issues. The Alexia at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications administered the grant, which David Sutherland sponsored in memory of Pei Lin Huang.

Applicants used the general Alexia Grants submission and opted into consideration for this health grant; the same proposal was automatically considered for the Vision Grant. The deadline passed on February 13, 2026, and no future student health-grant cycle has been announced.

Benefits & funding

The recipient received a $1,000 grant to advance the proposed health-focused visual project.
Student submissions were free.
The same proposal was automatically considered for the Alexia Vision Grant without a separate application.

Eligibility

Applicants had to enter through the student category as photographers or filmmakers.
The proposed project had to explore a health issue with depth, clarity and compassion.
Each person could submit only one proposal during the 2026 cycle.
The published rules stated no nationality, residency, age or gender restriction.

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Application process

1
Review the grant descriptions and submission rules on the official Alexia Grants page.
2
Create or sign in to a Visura account when the submission cycle is open.
3
Upload a project synopsis, proposal, biography, résumé/CV and body of work, including the required captions.
4
Indicate that the proposal should also be considered for the student Alexia Health Grant.
5
Submit the single annual proposal by the deadline; the student category has no fee.

Program timeline

Submissions opened.
January 13, 2026
Application deadline.
February 13, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST
Open judging weekend in Syracuse, New York.
March 27–28, 2026