Margaret McNamara Education Grants Photo Competition

Winners will be announced in August 2025

Margaret McNamara Education Grants (MMEG) announces the launch of our third annual photo competition. This year the theme is “WOMEN CATALYZE CHANGE.” Images must (1) have been taken in one of the countries on MMEG’s eligibility list for its grantees, OR (2) be of a woman or women from one of those countries (https://www.mmeg.org/eligibility-country-list).

MMEG is a nonprofit, public charity founded in 1981 that awards education grants to exceptional women from developing countries who are at least 25 years old and enrolled at a university in the United States, Canada, or France, or at select universities in South Africa and Latin America.

Prizes:
MMEG will award US$500 to the photographer of a single image that best represents the theme of the competition: “WOMEN CATALYZE CHANGE.” The first runner-up will receive US$300. The second runner-up will be awarded US$100.


Detailed terms and conditions of the contest can be found here: https://www.mmeg.org/photocompetition

Single Photo Competition

Submit your most powerful shots. Images must work independently and need not belong to a portfolio. Up to 5 images can be submitted by each contestant.

Entry deadline

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 12:00:00 AM PDT

Entry fee

Free entry