The Anton Gautama Professional Development Scholarship seeks to play a role in shaping the photography community in Southeast Asia. With the scholarship, DECK & SIPF aims to lower the barrier of entry for photographers and artists to engage in professional development activities in hopes of encouraging Southeast Asian photographers to make continued strides towards charting a career in photography and presenting their works to a global audience.

Scholarship Information

Eligibility

• The scholarship is open to all applicants of a South-East Asian descent only.
• Applicants at any stage of their professional development are welcome to apply. You do not need to be a full-time practicing photographer or artist to be eligible for this award.
• Priority will be given to first-time applicants who have not previously received this award. Previous recipients of this award are the most welcomed to apply again.

Coverage

Prospective applicants may choose to apply for the Portfolio Grant. SIPF reserves the rights to award the scholarship in part or in full at its own discretion.

Portfolio Review Grant

• This grant subsides up to 40% of programme fees directly related to the 10th SIPF Asia Meet: 1 to 1 Physical and Online Portfolio Reviews.
• Award recipients are expected to attend all Portfolio Review sessions and complete the Post-Programme Survey. Failure to attend all sessions may impact eligibility for future subsidies.
• This grant is limited to 15 recipients.

Scholarship Application & Award Process

Apply for Scholarship

• To apply for the Anton Gautama Professional Development Scholarship, fill out this electronic form.
• There will be a simple questionnaire for you to fill up as part of the application process.
• Due to the limited number of available spaces for this scholarship, we highly recommend applying as soon as possible.

Application Process

• Prospective Applicants may choose to apply for more than one area of coverage (i.e. you may choose to apply for the portfolio review grant and the programme grant). SIPF reserves the rights to award the scholarship in part or in full at its own discretion.
• The scholarship subsidies cannot be combined with any other discounts or concessionary rate that are currently available on the programme fee. The subsidy is based on the full ticket value of the programme.

Award Process

• All applicants will be notified via email regarding the status of their scholarship application.
• Successful recipients are required to fully commit to and participate in all sessions of the programmes they have selected.
• Scholarship recipients are also expected to complete a post-programme evaluation form.
• Failure to attend all sessions of the programmes for which the subsidy has been received may affect eligibility for future subsidies.
• SIPF aims to inform you about your application outcome within seven (7) working days.

Support

If you have a question or face trouble accessing the form, please reach out to the Programmes team at programmes@sipf.sg

The Anton Gautama Professional Development Scholarship is made possible with the generous patronage of Stephen Gunawan, Lisa Gautama and the Gautama Family, created in loving memory of the late documentary photographer, Anton Gautama, who believed that the pursuit of a photographic practice requires an open mind for critique and continued learning to shape one’s photographic voice.