The Inge Morath Award supports the completion of a long-term documentary photography project. Magnum Foundation administers the annual award with the Inge Morath Estate, and the selection involves Magnum Photos members.
The program requires no travel and lists a July–January award period. The 2026 cycle is complete, so applicants must wait for a future annual spring call.
Benefits & funding
- The selected recipient receives a $7,500 production grant.
- One finalist receives a $1,000 grant for their project.
- The program page lists a July–January award period and no travel requirement.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be photographers who identify as women or nonbinary.
- Applicants must be under 30 years old.
- The proposed work must be a long-term documentary photography project that the grant would help complete.
- No nationality, residency, degree, or experience requirement is stated on the official program and call pages.
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Age requirement
≤ 29 yrs
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Application process
- 1Watch Magnum Foundation for the next annual spring open call.
- 2Review the active call and follow its link to the official Submittable portal.
- 3Complete the online form and provide every project item requested by the active application.
- 4Submit before the stated deadline and follow the Foundation’s July or August award announcement.
Program timeline
March 17, 2026
The 2026 open call was published.
April 30, 2026
Applications for the 2026 cycle closed.
August 6, 2026
The 2026 recipient and finalist were announced.
The official program page’s stated annual award period.
July–January