FUJIFILM GFX Challenge Grant Program 2025 ($10,000 grant) – YOA

Deadline: August 31, 2025

Applications are open for the FUJIFILM GFX Challenge Grant Program 2025. The GFX Challenge Grant Program, sponsored by FUJIFILM, is a grant program that began in 2021. It awards 5 Global Grant Award and 10 Regional Grant Award to assist aspiring creatives carry their imaging tasks to life. It is designed to nurture and develop the abilities of rising/promising content material creators, giving them the OPPORTUNITY to create content material on subjects which have vital which means to them, whereas gaining expertise utilizing FUJIFILM GFX System gear.

Proposed tasks could also be submitted as nonetheless pictures or in a film format. At the conclusion of the manufacturing interval in May 2026, the award recipients’ closing content material shall be showcased on the fujifilm-x.com web site. A sequence of exhibition can be deliberate to showcase your work in numerous nations.

Grant

• Global Grant Award
  • Complimentary use of a GFX System digital camera physique and two GF lenses throughout their challenge
  • Mentoring and technical help from Fujifilm technicians / product consultants
  • US $10,000 Grant
• Regional Grant Award
  • Complimentary use of a GFX System digital camera physique and two GF lenses throughout their challenge
  • Mentoring and technical help from Fujifilm technicians / product consultants
  • US $5,000 Grant

Eligibility

• The program is simply open to people who’re a resident of the nations/area listed within the part of “Entry Submission”.
• The Program is open to each novice {and professional} photographers and videographers.
• This Program isn’t open to staff or officers of FUJIFILM and its subsidiaries.

Evaluation Criteria

The challenge proposal shall be reviewed primarily based on the next standards, every equally weighted (at 20% every):

• Relevance of the Project to the Program Objectives, and Applicant’s Adherence to the Submission Criteria
• Appropriateness of the Project story to be instructed utilizing GFX System Products
• Creativity and Uniqueness of the described Project
• Achievability/Execution (Feasibility of the Project, total finances measurement, probability the Project will have the ability to be accomplished as outlined)
• Applicant background and pictures / videography expertise and talents

Application

Remember that your submission should embrace English and saved as a PDF file format.

• 1st Round: September 1 – September 19, 2025
  • Fujifilm will assessment the submissions and choose 15 challenge proposals from 3 geographical areas, 45 submissions complete, that shall be evaluated within the 2nd spherical. By September 26, 2025, every chosen Regional finalists shall be knowledgeable through electronic mail and the mandatory Zoom (or equal) interviews shall be scheduled.
• 2nd Round: September 29 – October 17, 2025
  • Candidates shall be requested for an interview with Fujifilm. The interview could also be performed within the language of your alternative, if Fujifilm can accommodate. 5 finalists from every geographical area, 15 complete, shall be chosen to proceed to the ultimate spherical.
• Final Round: October 20 – November 10, 2025
  • Global Grant Award judging workforce will assessment every candidate and choose the 5 international grant award recipients, with the remaining 10 finalists receiving regional grant awards. The award recipients shall be introduced in January 2026.

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For extra info, go to FUJIFILM GFX Challenge Grant Program.