College Photographer of the Year Competition

Awards are made based on the juried contest of individual photographs, picture stories and photographic essay and multimedia presentations. Judges are from the working media.

History Background Competition
Most of the 300-plus students from the more than 65 colleges and universities who enter the College Photographer of the Year competition hope to win a prize and to have their photographs recognized. But CPOY’s greatest value is educational: It encourages photographers to sort through and evaluate their own work and assemble the best of it to show, both to peers and to the working professionals who donate their time to judge the contest.

Winning a contest does not make a photographer, but it can be a bellwether of talent. College Photographers of the Year have gone on to become outstanding professional photographers and leaders in the field of photojournalism - the list of alumni is long and prestigious.

The College Photographer of the Year Competition was founded by Cliff and Vi Edom in 1945. The University of Missouri administers the contest with support from its co-sponsor, Nikon Inc., whose generosity allows CPOY to offer free entry to college students worldwide.

The National Press Photographers Foundation administers the Colonel William J. Lookadoo and the Milton Freier Memorial Awards in conjunction with the contest. In 2005, National Geographic Magazine returned as a contributing sponsor and offers an internship to the Gold winner in the Portfolio category. Winners in individual categories of the contest are awarded equipment and additional educational opportunities provided by Nikon Inc., Poynter Institute and the Missouri Photo Workshop.

Visit Web site: http://www.cpoy.org for more information.

Award Scholarship for use in freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate years; not renewable Number: 42-60. Amount: up to $3000.

Eligibility Requirements Applicant must be enrolled or expecting to enroll full or part-time at a two-year or four-year or technical institution or university. Available to U.S. and non-U.S. citizens.

Application Requirements application, applicant must enter a contest, photo. Application Fee: $25.

Deadline: October 4.

Contact at:

Rita Ann Reed, Director, College Photographer of the Year
College Photographer of the Year
107 Lee Hills Hall, University of Missouri, School of Journalism
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-2198
Fax: 573-884-4999
E-mail: info@cpoy.org
Web: http://cpoy.org

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