These grants enable current college student photographers and filmmakers to produce bodies of work that align with The Alexia’s mission.

We also encourage a diversity of creators, issues and approaches, and value work that elevates understanding and inspires meaningful change.

Student applicants are encouraged to consider proposing projects located close to where they live because a successful body of work is more likely with easy and repeated access. Most student grant recipients are already working on their projects when they apply.

The Alexia Vision Grant (student): $2,000, a Sony camera/lens, acceptance to the Eddie Adams Workshop (other finalists will get priority consideration for acceptance), the tuition and fees to audit three courses during a semester at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York, and they will be considered for a paid position as research assistant to The Alexia chair. The runner-up for this award will receive $500.

For this grant, we will be looking for strong projects that provide insight into issues around the world, foster cultural understanding and inspire meaningful change by addressing socially significant topics.

The Alexia Conservation Grant sponsored by The fStop Foundation: $1,000. For this grant, we will be looking for strong projects that focus on positive aspects of conservation work in relation to human-wildlife conflict — how we can thrive living alongside wildlife that share our landscape. The fStop Foundation also is willing to provide guidance during production and publication.

The Alexia Faith Grant sponsored by Hendrick’s Chapel, Syracuse University: $1,000. For this grant, we will be looking for strong projects that provide meaningful insight into issues related to faith.

The Alexia Sports Grant sponsored by the Sports Media Center at Newhouse, Syracuse University: $1,000. For this grant, we will be looking for strong projects that provide meaningful insight into issues related to sports.

The Alexia Public Diplomacy Grant sponsored by the Public Diplomacy and Global Communication at Newhouse, Syracuse University: $1,000. For this grant, we will be looking for strong projects that provide meaningful insight into issues related to public diplomacy, which is often (but not limited to) stories focused on history, culture and foreign policy.