The nice folks over at Photocrati have launched the first round of competition for Photocrati Fund, which will give $5000 grants to non-professional photographers working on important humanitarian and environmental projects. The goal is to identify outstanding, up-and-coming photographers and give them the resources necessary to pursue projects that will have a tangible and positive effect on the world. The application deadline is 11pm GMT, 15 March 2010, and the award will be announced in June 2010. Awardees become Photocrati Fellows for the calendar year from the announcement of their award until the announcement of the following year’s award. Applicants must be non-professional photographers who derive less than 50% of their income from photography or photography-related activities. The grant is open to photographers over 21 years of age from any country worldwide, but applicants should have a proven ability to produce outstanding imagery, as well as the background necessary to carry out their proposed project. Read the rules in their entirety on the website below.

Website: Photocrati Fund

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