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James Alan Cox Foundation Scholarship

The James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photojournalists

The James Alan Cox Foundation Scholarship is available to high school sophomore, junior and senior student or a college sophomore, junior and senior student or graduate student pursuing major in photography or photojournalism. Applicants must submit photography for high school and video for college and graduate student

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Eligibility Requirements

  • Age/Grade Level:
    High school students applying for these scholarships must have completed one year at an accredited high school (student must therefore be a sophomore or older) and should have taken at least one photography or related art class.College or technical school students applying for these scholarships must have completed one year at a recognized college, university or professional school (student must therefore be a sophomore or older)Graduate students applying for a scholarship should be enrolled in a journalism or photojournalism program.
  • Financial Need:
    Required
  • Citizenship:
    The applicant must be a United States citizen.
  • Major/Career:
    Have taken courses in photography or photojournalism.

Application Details

  • Transcript:
    Required
  • Resume/Activity List:
    Required
  • Other Materials:
    Digital Entry Rules: Please enter only 5 (five) images. Each image should be jpeg file format with a maximum of 2500 pixels on the longer side and 4 MB file size. Images should be at monitor resolution. Photos submitted must be an honest representation of what happened in front of the camera during exposure. You may, if needed, post-process the images electronically -- but only in accordance with good practice. This may include cropping, color correction, etc. Post-processing, however, must preserve the image's original expression.Video Entry Rules: Please enter only two (2) videos. Videos should be no longer than 3 minutes and no more than 18 MB file size. Videos may be in these formats: .mpg, .avi, .mov, .wmv, .mpeg, .mp4, .divx.

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