The Martin Parr Foundation Bursary, co-funded by Derek Manuel, is a photographic bursary to help two early career photographers each bring an ongoing project to completion. When choosing the two finalists the panel will be looking for bodies of work photographed in Britain or Ireland, that are near completion.
The Martin Parr Foundation Bursary is open for applications from early career photographers living and working in Britain or Ireland.
TWO RECIPIENTS WILL EACH RECEIVE
– £2,500.00 towards finalising an ongoing project
– their work featured on the MPF website and social media
– mentorship from Martin Parr and the MPF team (optional)
IN RETURN THE TWO RECIPIENTS WILL EACH
– gift two prints from their finalised project to the MPF collection
MPF will cover the production costs and the deadline for receiving the two prints is APR 2026.
ELIGIBILITY
Available to early career photographers to help bring an ongoing project to completion. The photographers must be living and working in Britain or Ireland and their project must be photographed in Britain or Ireland.
For the Martin Parr Foundation Bursary we define an early career photographer as someone who does not have an established reputation and has not had a major solo exhibition or published book. Please feel free to contact us if you are unsure about your eligibility.
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Please send the following via email to [email protected]
– twenty images from the project you are hoping to complete, in JPEG format and no bigger than 1MB each – suggested file spec. 2000 pixels / 96dpi
– a project statement including your motivation for making the work and how you would benefit from the bursary (max. 500 words)
– biography (max. 150 words)
– links to your website and Instagram account (if applicable)
Please include ‘MPF BURSARY 2025 / YOUR NAME’ as the subject of the email. We will acknowledge receipt of your application.
Use WeTransfer or Dropbox if required for any submissions larger than 20MB.
Unfortunately we are unable to offer applicants individual feedback.
TIMELINE
Applications close on the 2nd March 2025 and the two recipients will be announced early April.
SELECTION PANEL
Kavi Pujara, photographer and previous Martin Parr Foundation Bursary recipient
Sara Rumens, Features Picture Editor at The Times
Derek Manuel, co-funder of the 2025 Martin Parr Foundation Bursary
Martin Parr, photographer and founder of Martin Parr Foundation