CatchLight Global Fellowship 2025 for Creative Leaders in Visual Storytelling ($30,000 in financial support)

Application Deadline: December 15, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2025 CatchLight Global Fellowship. Through the CatchLight Global Fellowship, CatchLight supports individuals who want to cultivate significant audience engagement through inventive distribution methods that will increase the impact of their work.

Eligibility Requirements

Ideal candidates for the CatchLight Global Fellowship may include:

• Visual storytellers whose projects address specific social-impact objectives
• Creative leaders with plans to advance or grow the field of visual storytelling
• Educators with innovative visual approaches to teaching and/or supporting emerging talents in the visual field

Benefits

• $30,000 award
• Potential access to additional future funding through the CatchLight Impact Fund
• Paid travel and accommodations for the 2025 CatchLight Visual Storytelling Summit in San Francisco.
• Personal development opportunities, including executive coaching
• Impact strategy and networking support from CatchLight staff and our extended network.
• A community of like-minded Fellows and industry professionals with opportunities for mentorship, education and speaking engagements.

Application Requirements

• A fellowship statement that describes how visuals in general, and your work specifically, engage audiences and have a long-term impact. 200 words
• A description of the proposed work. 250 words.
• A description of how your distribution, engagement and/or impact plan differs from what is happening industry wide now and that identifies your target audience. 250 words.
• A plan to gather impact feedback. 100 words
• A timeline for the work which can extend beyond the grant period. (This can be broad or specific)
• A budget estimate for the proposed work. This budget can exceed the award amount but please note where CatchLight funds would be used
• Three topic ideas for sharing learning with the CatchLight community
• 10-20 images which, if awarded, CatchLight has the rights to use in promotional materials.
• Three professional references. Contact information must include email and phone number.
• A short bio
• A copy of your curriculum vitae.

If awarded CatchLight requires:

• CatchLight mentioned as a funder in all relevant project-related materials in perpetuity
• CatchLight credited in conjunction with the impact/engagement work in perpetuity

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the CatchLight Global Fellowship