1. This award offers both a scholarship and a fellowship.
- The award recipient will receive a total $10,000 scholarship and fellowship to help the artist to continue performing their works.

2. It provides an opportunity to promoting the artist’s works both in Korea and foreign countries, and aids the artist in participating in global art fairs:
- One at Gallery Lumiere in Seoul, Korea from July 10th to August 10th, 2008.
- One at the Hofburg Imperial Palace gallery in Innsbruck, Austria, from April 1st to May 1st, 2009.

3. More than five thousand copies of the exhibition catalog will be printed, and they will be distributed to: photographers, major art institutes, art collectors, auction houses, art fair coordinators, galleries, and museums.

4. Publicity through international magazines and online promotion.

5. Some of the works of the award recipient will be part of Gallery Lumiere’s collection.

6. For the award recipient, Gallery Lumiere will provide funds to cover the additional expense of the exhibitions in Korea and Austria.

7. The award recipient will be listed as an artist for Gallery Lumiere, and his or her works and talents will be actively promoted in the global art industry through Gallery Lumiere. Through Gallery Lumiere’s international network, the artist’s talent and potential will be introduced in the international photography market, educational institutes, auctions, art fairs, and major galleries around the world as well as museums.

LIPA(Lumiere International Photography Award) is open to all young, innovative artists, who have a passion in photography or media. The list of LIPA judges, which will be undisclosed for reasons of fairness, consist of renowned art dealers, major gallerists, and professors from a variety of art institutes around the world. The applicant’s work will be reviewed by the entire committee, and no one criterion will outweigh another. Award recipients are selected based on two evaluation procedures:

- The first evaluation is to review a portfolio and the letters of recommendation from photography specialists or other professionals who are recognized in the art industry or have knowledge in art. The letters of recommendation must be in sealed envelopes.
Portfolios should be provided in two different forms, printed and in CD.

* All submitted materials for the first and second evaluation process should be in two languages (Documents in English are obligatory. Additionally, they can choose from French, German, Spanish, or Italian).