The National Association of Science Writers is pleased to announce the 2009 NASW Student Travel Fellowships to AAAS. As many as 10 undergraduate students interested in science journalism will receive up to $750 in travel expenses to attend the 2009 AAAS meeting in Chicago. The meeting will be held from February 12 to 16, 2009. NASW's education committee will select students to receive the fellowship and will pair each one with a veteran writer for a one-day mentorship program.
If you couldn't make it to ScienceWriters 2008 this weekend, you can follow the workshop happenings in real time wherever you may be with NASW's live Twitter feed, provided by our graduate travel fellows.
It's election time for science writers, too. The polls are open for the 2008 NASW officer and board elections. To increase member participation and save paper, ballots are all online this year. Look for your email invitation and unique voting URL in your inbox and cast your vote by Monday, December 1. Read candidate bios here.
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