The Kyoto Prize Journalism Fellowship provides an experience where talented journalists can connect with some of the world’s brightest minds by attending the 27th annual Kyoto Prize presentation ceremony, laureate lectures and workshops, and provides the opportunity to interview the latest Kyoto Prize laureates. The fellowship covers transportation to Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 7-14, accommodations, and per-diem expenses.

NASW will be providing travel grants for NASW members who wish to attend the World Conference of Science Journalists in Doha, Qatar, June 27-29, 2011. The grants are named in honor of former NASW president Laura Van Dam, who championed international collaborations among science journalists. Applications due March 22.

An updated announcement, with extended deadline, on the details of the Laura Van Dam Travel Fellowships for travel to the World Conference of Science Journalists 2011 will be issued around March 2, pending final details of the conference given historic events in Egypt.

This is a one-year fellowship with the Competitive Enterprise Institute (cei.org), a free market think tank in Washington, D.C. Through the program, established after Brookes' death in 1991, CEI allows journalists the opportunity to improve their knowledge of the principles of free markets and limited government while focusing on a self-proposed project on issues related to science or the environment. The fellowship is named in honor of the late nationally syndicated columnist, Warren T. Brookes, who was known for his tradition of reporting from a sound scientific and economic perspective.