fellowships 2026-2027

Promoting new knowledge about photography, photographic history, and photographic theory.

The CCP Fellowship program particularly encourages applicants who can bring new and critical approaches to the Center’s collections. We are happy to review applications for a wide range of interdisciplinary projects and welcome proposals for academic, artistic, or public interest projects. The Center’s fellowship assessment rubric can be used to better understand the criteria that will inform our selection process in the course of preparing an application.

Josef Breitenbach Research Fellowship

Awards up to $5,000 to support research into the art and career of Josef Breitenbach (1896-1984) and as his work and archive relates to other works and archives in the Center’s collections.

Todd Walker Research Fellowship

Awards up to $3,500 to support research into the art and career of Todd Walker.

Ansel Adams Research Fellowship

Awards up to $5,000 to promote new knowledge about photography and the history of photography.

Kenneth J. Botto Research Fellowship

Awards up to $2,500 to support research at the Center for Creative Photography by curators, writers, and researchers investigating the life and work of Kenneth J. Botto; researchers investigating photographers working to incorporate set-up, collage, or constructed imagery; or researchers investigating photographers whose work is a critical comment on political, social, and/or art historical issues in society.

Photographic Arts Council - Los Angeles (PAC-LA) Research Fellowship

Awards up to $2,500 to support research at the Center for Creative Photography in the history of photography.

Harold Jones and Frances Murray Research Fellowship

Awards up to $2,500 to encourage research by curators, historians, social scientists, writers, artists, and critics, on photographers whose archives are at the Center.

Michael Hawley Artist Research Fellowship

Funds will support a fellowship award, up to $2,500 annually, to help one working artist conduct research at the Center for Creative Photography.

Mickey Pallas Research Fellowship

Awards up to $5,000 to support research related to the Mickey Pallas Archive.