RSA Elizabeth Lornie Photography Award

Closing date 21 September 2025

The RSA Elizabeth Lornie Photography Award (£5,000) is a new award for artists working in still photography in Scotland. The award is funded by the Elizabeth Lornie Charitable Trust (formally The Morton Charitable Trust) and administered by the Royal Scottish Academy and comprises:

A monetary award of £5,000 to research, develop and produce a new body of work in still photography (digital and/or analogue)
Exhibition of selected completed work, along with other RSA winners, at the Royal Scottish Academy at a future date
Acquisition of work into the prestigious RSA Permanent Collections, a collection of National Significance in Scotland.

Eligibility

Artists must be working in still photography (digital and/or analogue)
Artists must have been born in Scotland, or have studied at a Scottish art school, or have been resident in Scotland for at least 3 consecutive years.
Undergraduate or postgraduate students are not eligible.

How to apply