RSA Elizabeth Lornie Photography Award 2026

The RSA Elizabeth Lornie Photography Award (£5,000) is an annual award administered by the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) to support artists working in still photography (digital and/or analogue) who are based in Scotland. The award is funded by the Elizabeth Lornie Charitable Trust and provides a monetary prize of £5,000 to research, develop, and produce a new body of work, an exhibition of the selected work at the RSA, and acquisition of the work into the RSA Permanent Collections, a collection of national significance. Eligibility requires the artist to be working in still photography, to have been born in Scotland, to have studied at a Scottish art school, or to have resided in Scotland for at least three consecutive years. Undergraduate or postgraduate students are excluded. Applications are submitted via Submittable, with a full set of guidelines available as a PDF. The deadline for the 2026 edition is Sunday 20 September 2026 at 5 pm. The award is recurring, with a new edition each year.

Monetary award of £5,000; exhibition of selected work at the Royal Scottish Academy; acquisition of work into the RSA Permanent Collections.

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