The Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award comprises a bursary of £1,250 for an early-career photographer in the UK to complete a photography project, plus £1,150-worth of printing at Metro Imaging and support towards industry and public exposure.

The award:

• £1,250 for the completion of a photography project documenting lesser-known peoples and communities responding to the theme: Human stories we seldom see.
• Project support from industry professionals
• £1,150-worth of printing
• Support from the Trust towards public and industry exposure of the work.
• Membership of Shutter Hub.
• Print partner: Metro Imaging

How to apply:
Full submission information at www.rebeccavassietrust.org

Judges include Karen McQuaid, senior curator at the Photographers’ Gallery; Matthew Tucker, UK picture editor at BuzzFeed; Professor Steve Macleod, photographer and creative director at Metro Imaging; Jennifer Thatcher, curator and photography critic (Art Monthly, ARTnews).

Deadline: 2 October 2017

More information can be found here