Fellowship Guidelines

The Larsh Bristol Fellowship provides a student with a $5,500 stipend that is to be used in the production of a significant photojournalism project. The stipend will be awarded through a competitive process that is open to all students at UW. The guidelines for the proposals are quite broad because the benefactors who endowed the fund wish to be able to attract proposals that will include a diversity of interests.

Anyone can take a picture, but not just anyone can be a photojournalist. While photography in its different forms may be a means of self-expression, the goal of photojournalism is reporting. Successful Larsh Bristol projects will motivate, impress, alarm, amuse, or educate viewers with photography. There should not be a dependence upon words to describe the situation. The elicitation of an emotional response to the images from the viewers is the goal.

 

A woman dressed in a cowboy hat and a colorful Western-style shirt stands confidently with her hands on her hips against a backdrop of blue skies and clouds.  A man reading a newspaper. In the background, there is a framed sign on the wall that says "Ask hard questions."  A mountain biker rides down a rocky terrain surrounded by trees.

Project Guidelines

1. The project should take place between Summer and Fall 2026

2. Open to all UW students (undergraduate and graduate)

3. Projects will culminate in an exhibition and a presentation

Past projects included the documentation of bears in Alaska, mountain biking in Colorado, the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative, and more. Read about the past projects on the Past Fellowship Winners page.

Proposal Guidelines

1. A 1-2 page project description 

2. A budget outlining $5,500 fund usage ($4,000 for travel, equipment, living expenses; $1,500 for exhibit)

3. A description of the type of work to be displayed in a gallery show

4. Photography portfolios in the form of a personal website or a composite PDF file are strongly recommended

Proposal deadline is usually the last Friday of March. For more questions or to submit your proposal, email Dr. Cindy Price Schultz at cprice@uwyo.edu.

Photo of Larsh Bristol donors and fellows

Larsh Bristol Fellowship winners and donors attended the 10th Anniversary of the fellowship in October. From left to right: Joe Riis, 2008 Fellow; Sharon Linhart, donor; Wendy Perkins, 2015 Fellow; Jamie Lindsey, 2018 Fellow; Jordan Edgcomb, 2012 Fellow; Kappy Bristol, donor; Tamara Rodgers, 2018 Fellow; Kendie Hartman, donor; and Sydney Edwards, 2016 Fellow.