ELIGIBILITY:
1. The Aftermath Project is open to working photographers world-wide who are interested in creating work that
helps illumine aftermath issues, and encourages greater public understanding and discussion of these issues.
2. Employees and directors of The Aftermath Project, and their immediate families are NOT eligible to apply
for funding. Advisory board members and their immediate families are NOT eligible to apply for funding. Grant
application judges, and their immediate families, are NOT eligible to apply for funding in the year that judges help
choose grantees.
3. Only those submissions including all required materials will be considered for entry.
4. Full-time students are not eligible.

REQUIREMENTS OF GRANT WINNER AND FINALISTS:

Grant winner(s) and finalists retain all copyrights to their work. Obligations to The Aftermath Project are as
follows:
1. Grant winner agrees to give The Aftermath Project 12 prints, chosen by will be chosen by The Aftermath
Project in collaboration with the photographer, for its archives at project completion. Prints must be 16x20
inches or larger. Finalists agree to give The Aftermath Project 3 prints, under the same conditions.
2. Grant winner agrees to make at least 30 images from his/her 2022 grant work available to The
Aftermath Project for possible exhibition and/or publication (No guarantees are made for
publication or exhibition). In addition, grant winner agrees that work created with The Aftermath
Project grant may be used for educational and/or community outreach purposes, including lesson plans.
Images for such purposes will be chosen will be chosen by The Aftermath Project in collaboration with
the photographer. The winner also agrees that images from his/her grant work may be used for publicity
and press purposes by The Aftermath Project. Any photograph so used by The Aftermath Project will
carry the photographer’s credit/copyright line. No compensation is guaranteed in any of these cases.
3. Finalists agree to make 10-15 images from their work submitted for the 2022 grant available to
The Aftermath Project for possible exhibition and/or publication (No guarantees are made for
publication or exhibition). In addition, finalists agree that work submitted for the 2022 Aftermath
Project grant may be used for educational and/or community outreach purposes, including lesson plans.
Images for such purposes will be chosen by The Aftermath Project in collaboration with the
photographer. Finalists also agree that images from his/her grant work may be used for publicity and
press purposes by The Aftermath Project. Any photograph so used by The Aftermath Project will carry
the photographer’s credit/copyright line. No compensation is guaranteed in any of these cases.

NOTE: If any compensation is available for photographs by winners or finalists for use of their images in press
or publicity, The Aftermath Project will split those funds, 50-50, with the photographer.

REPORTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, AND PROJECT DEADLINES:
Grant winner will receive one half of grant funds at project onset. Winner will be required to submit interim
reports by dates designated in award letter and packet, and will receive 40% of their award mid-way
through, and the remaining 10% upon delivery of 12 prints at project completion. All grant work MUST
be completed by December 31, 2022; photographs must be delivered by January 31, 2023.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
November 18, 2022 (midnight PST)

Grant winner and finalists are responsible for reporting grant income for tax purposes as required by law

1492/1619 AMERICAN AFTERMATHS GRANT

FAQ PAGE

What is an eligible topic for this grant?

The 1492/1619 grant is open to wide interpretation of America’s original sins – the 1492
“discovery” of this land by Christopher Columbus and the assault on indigenous peoples
and their cultures which followed; and the 1619 arrival of the first enslaved Africans and
the legacy of more than two centuries of a system of slavery based on white supremacy
and the treatment of Blacks as chattel.

The Aftermath Project is grounded in the understanding that unresolved conflicts –
including those where actual conflict itself has stopped (ie, the Civil War) -- continue to
have an impact across generations. We welcome proposals that explore the contemporary
aftermaths of these historical events, which continue to shape our society today. Proposals
may include historical or archival elements; they may be portrait projects; they may be
landscapes; they may be surveys or family histories; they may be fine art, conceptual, or
documentary projects. Most proposals will focus on 1492 or 1619, but the judges will
consider proposals that combine them as well. If you have questions, please send them to:
aftermathprojectinfo@gmail.com and we’ll answer as best we can. We’re excited to see
how photographers are thinking about this work and remain open to all ideas.

UPDATE on eligible topics:
We apologize for some of the confusion caused by the title “American Aftermaths.” Many
photographers have proposed projects about colonialism in Latin America, and we
apologize for the U.S.-centric thinking that hasn’t made this clear! The grant is specifically
for projects that relate to aftermath of colonialism and enslavement in the United States.
We welcome proposals from other countries in the Americas that make a clear connetion
to these U.S. aftermaths. Feel free to ask if your proposal is a fit

Who is eligible to apply for this grant?

As always, the grant is open to working photographers worldwide. Although there are no
restrictions on who tells what story, with this grant we are seeking to create a broader
playing field, one that makes room for photographers from under-represented communities
to tell their own stories. There are so many ways to examine these American aftermaths; to
name just a few: exploring the impact of these post-conflict legacies from the point of
view of communities most impacted by them; interrogating the role of white privilege in
creating and sustaining these injustices; an examination of the roots of the slave trade in
Africa and its continuing impact there.

Full-time students are NOT eligible to apply.

UPDATE on eligible applicants:
If your work has been supported by, or published in, any outlet that spreads
disinformation, lies or hate, your proposal will be immediately disqualified.

What should my proposal include?

Your proposal should include a project statement of not more than two pages, which
clearly outlines the work you want to do. Your statement will be as important as your
photos in the judging process; you need to make a clear connection between the work you
are proposing and the aftermaths of 1492 and/or 1619. Your proposal MUST also indicate
whether you have any publishing or exhibition commitments for your proposed grant
work. THESE MUST BE DELIVERED AS WORD .DOCX FILES NOT PDFs

Your proposal should include a portfolio of up to 30 images which shows your skills as a
visual storyteller.

You do not need to include a budget, but your proposal should indicate the scope of the
work you plan to do during your grant year (travels, research, etc).

Please include a short bio, not longer than two paragraphs.

IMPORTANT NOTE – PAY ATTENTION: At the top of your proposal, please
include a summary statement which explains your project in two or three lines.

See the technical guidelines page for further information.

Can this grant be used for video and audio projects?

No. This is a grant to support the production of a still photography project. Your project
may include those elements, but grant money may not be used to create them (or to hire
someone to create them). We believe in the power of still imagery and the need for
photographers to have the free mental space to concentrate on image-making and nothing
else. These images, however, may include accompanying text of some kind, ie, interviews
of portrait subjects; text written on photos, etc.

Can this grant be used for exhibitions or book publication?

No. This is a production grant, to support the creation of a body of work. It is NOT a
distribution grant, which supports exhibitions and publications.

What if I haven’t started my project yet?

It’s okay if you don’t have any images from your project to submit – although it’s hard to
“sell” judges on a project that they can’t visualize. Please submit other images that show
your photographic and storytelling skills. If you have begun the project you are proposing,
please include a selection of those images in your portfolio.

What are my obligations to the Aftermath Project if I win the grant or am named a
finalist?

Please see the “requirements of grant winners and finalists” section on the Terms and
Conditions page.

When will the grant winner and finalists be announced?

We hope to announce the grant winner and finalists in mid-December 2020, but as our
traditional (and much loved) process of gathering the judges in person will be disrupted by
the pandemic, it may take us a while longer. As always, a group email will be sent out to
all applicants before the public announcement of the results.

What is the deadline? Can I ask for an extension?

The deadline is midnight (PST), November 15, 2022. Extensions of a few days will only
be granted under extraordinary circumstances (think natural disasters, not busy schedules).