Four types of travel fellowships for the ScienceWriters2011 meeting are available. NASW-sponsored fellowships have an application deadline of August 30. To learn more and apply, visit the ScienceWriters2011 FAQ.

In the past seven months since we first announced our Idea Grants program, the National Association of Science Writers has awarded five grants, totaling $72,400. Funding is provided by income from the Authors Coalition, and the grants are intended to help science writers in their professional lives or benefit the field of science writing.

A reminder about an NASW grant program for science writers; a search for potential mentors of AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship winners; plus new web resources for freelancers, instructors, and others interested in the science writing world.

Registration is now open for the 2011 World Conference of Science Writers in Doha, Qatar, June 26-30. The event includes multimedia workshops, dozens of sessions on hot topics in science writing, and field trips to explore science and the environment in the Arab world. NASW is content partner for the WCSJ, in collaboration with the Arab Science Journalists Association and the World Federation of Science Journalists. Early bird registration ends April 11.