Sonntag Grant For Photography

About the Open Call

Launched in 2025 and based in Berlin, this annual photography grant aims at supporting FLINTA artists (female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, agender). Each year, one artist is awarded €3,000 to develop a project. The focus is on giving time, support, and visibility to artists who reflect on the world in thoughtful, critical, or imaginative ways. No expectations of finished work. Just the possibility of time, space, and focus. For the first edition of this grant, we’re keeping the theme open. We’re interested in different types of photography that explore how the world is shaped, whether through the lens of politics, sociology, anthropology, or the built environment. This might mean looking at cities, public spaces, institutions, private routines or cultural patterns – though we’re equally open to unexpected perspectives, personal stories or anything you’d like to show us. Projects can be documentary, staged, experimental, or somewhere in between and we’re happy to support new or ongoing work. We care less about form and more about clarity of thought and perspective.

What is Offered

One artist is awarded €3,000 to develop a project. The first €2,000 will be awarded upfront, and the remaining €1,000 once deliverables (project text and at least 10 photographs) are submitted within 6 months.

Requirements

Although encouraged, a finished project is not expected from the selected artist. However, meaningful progress including a project text and at least 10 photographs must be submitted within 6 months of the award. Application requirements include a short bio and CV, samples of work (previous or from an ongoing project), and a description of the project.

How to Apply

Submissions open on September 1st, 2025, and close on October 31st at 3:00 PM, 2025 (Berlin time). To apply, applicants need to submit a short bio and CV, samples of work (previous or from the ongoing project), and a description of the project they are planning to work on. Further details and the application portal are available on the application page (https://sonntag-grant.org/apply). A submission fee of €10 is required. Before submitting, applicants must read the Terms & Guidelines.