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Nature Photography Scholarship The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) is awarding scholarships for college students to attend NANPA's 19th Annual Nature Photography Summit in San Diego from Feb 19-‐Feb 22, 2015. The Opportunity of a Lifetime! Past participants frequently describe their experiences at the NANPA Summit as “inspiring,” “incredible,” or even "life-‐altering"! It is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to make personal contacts with the top pros in nature photography as well as editors, stock agents and other industry leaders. The Scholarship © Molly Mehling
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One year NANPA membership
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Admission to all Summit Keynote Presentations and Breakout Sessions
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Photo field trip led by NANPA pros One-‐on-‐one portfolio review with one of the nation’s top stock agents, photo editors or photographers Many opportunities to network and establish the contacts needed for long-‐term success in the business.
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Full Summit registration All meals and hotel room (double occupancy) at the conference site
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Eligibility To qualify, applicants must be full-‐time students at a two or four-‐year college, university or trade school, and be at least 19 years of age by December 31, 2014. To Apply Each applicant must submit:
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15 photographic images that demonstrate the diversity of their photographic skills, and answer a series of essay questions describing their goals and achievements.
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5 nature-‐oriented images that express their interpretation of a single theme or concept of their choosing. This is the applicant’s opportunity to demonstrate their ability to tell a story with their photography.
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At least one letter of recommendation by a professor or teacher, coach, activity leader or other adult who can attest to the student’s qualifications for receiving the scholarship.
Applications must be submitted via the NANPA website no later than November 16, 2014. The direct link to the application form is: http://nanpa.org/students/app_process_co.php
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If you have any questions, please contact the program coordinator, Don Carter,
[email protected].
NOTE: All images were created by NANPA Summit College Photography Scholarship students or mentors and are copyrighted by the respective photographers.
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