Deadline: April 16, 2023.

The programme offers students across Europe, Middle East and Africa an incredible opportunity to meet leading experts, attend key industry events and have their portfolios professionally assessed.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

All entrants (“Entrants”) must:

• be aged 18 and over at the date April 16th, 2023
• reside in the countries listed on their website and:
  
  1. have started or completed an education programme in the countries listed below during the academic year 2022-2023, or
  2. be engaged in internships by agencies or magazines within the same period; or
  3. be nominated/endorsed by professionals from the photographic industry
  4. Participants who attended Module 2 or 3 of the 2022 Canon Student Development Programme are not eligible to enter and/or participate.
  5. Although the programme is open to anyone in the EMEA regions, participants will need adequate proficiency in English to take part.

BENEFITS

The Programme will comprise three separate modules

• Module 1: Virtual Portfolio Preparation Mentorships
  100 admitted Participants will be partnered with a professional mentor between 29th May – 30th June to support and refine their portfolio. Each Participant will be granted up to three one hour sessions. All sessions will be conducted virtually. 
• Module 2: Workshop
  Following the concusion of module 1, up to 30 Participants will be selected in July to attend a 5 day workshop taking place between 2nd – 6th September 2023 in Girona (S) and Perpignan (F). During the workshop Participants will attend dedicated lectures, take part in group portfolio reviews, practical sessions, attend the Visa pour l’image Festival (“Festival”) and benefit from networking opportunities with representatives from the Imaging and Media industry.
• Module 3: Hamburg Portfolio Review
  5 Participants will be selected in September and receive a 3 day trip to Hamburg (G) and granted a place at the Hamburg Portfolio Review taking place between 15th – 17th September 2023. During the event Participants will take part in portfolio reviews, and attend additional meetings with industry professionals. Following the event the 5 Participants will receive a €2k grant and up to €9k worth of Canon product(s).
• Selected participants for modules 2 and 3 will be hosted by the Organiser. Organiser will provide return economy class travel tickets by air and/bus or train (when feasible), full board accommodation, meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and travel insurance

APPLICATION

1. It is free to participate. To be in with a chance of being selected to participate in the Programme, Entrants are required to submit their portfolio (via URL (canon-europe.com/get-involved/student-development-programme/submit/)
2. Entrants will need to submit a portfolio, comprising up to two stories/projects, each with a maximum of twenty (20) photographs, alongside a description of their project(s) in 200 words or less, a personal bio and image captions. All written materials should be supplied in English. Image files should be JPEGS, max 1500 DPI, 2000 px.
3. Additional supporting documentation, may also be submitted by entrants such as:Motivation statement to attend the Programme
4. A letter of recommendation from the Teacher/School/Agency/Magazine/Industry professional
5. All photographs must be original and taken by the Entrant.

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