Awards, fellowships, and grants

NASW and other organizations offer fellowships of varying length that may be of interest to science writers. If you have a fellowship program to list on this page, first create an account and username on our site (if you do not already have one) using the "register" link at the top right of this page. Then send your username and the name of your program to cybrarian@nasw.org for further instructions.

  • Jan 1 2008

    Fulbright Scholar Beginning Professional Journalism Awards

    The Fulbright Scholar Beginning Professional Journalism Awards offer young American journalists at the beginning of their careers the opportunity to spend 10 months in Germany conducting research and working in German print or broadcast media. Grantees receive round-trip travel and a monthly stipend of 1,300 Euro, plus an allowance for incidentals and dependents (if applicable). Beginning professional journalists or recent graduates in journalism or related fields are eligible to apply.

  • Jan 1 2008

    Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder

    Deepen your understanding of environmental science and policy, and enhance your journalism skills. Apply now for the 2008-2009 academic year. Full-time U.S. print or broadcast journalists with a minimum of five years professional experience are eligible. Applicants may include reporters, editors, producers and full-time freelancers. Prior experience covering the environment is not necessary. The program covers tuition and fees and provides a $47,000 stipend.

  • Jan 1 2008

    Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism for Mid-Career Journalists

    Powerful Stories. Digital Journalism. Want to step away from the daily deadlines and learn new ways to tell powerful visual stories? By combining the best of public affairs reporting with the latest in technology, the Kiplinger Program gives journalists the time and training needed to report and produce in-depth multimedia projects. We offer two types of fellowships designed to help mid-career journalists thrive in the online world — Kiplinger Fellows and Knight Digital Media and Public Affairs Fellows.

  • Jan 1 2008

    Metcalf Institute Tenth Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists

    The Tenth Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists, June 8-13, 2008, offers ten fellowships for early to mid-career journalists to attend a weeklong science immersion workshop at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography. Participants work in the field and lab, attend lectures and discussions by leading writers and researchers, and participate in journalism clinics. Each fellowship provides tuition, room and board, and limited travel reimbursement. Applications for the Tenth Annual Workshop must be postmarked by January 28, 2008.

  • Jan 1 2007

    European Initiative for Communicators of Science

    A grant-supported program to improve communication between journalists and scientists, invites science journalists to apply to a week-long class at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Gottingen, Germany. Participants will get a taste of what it is like to work in a state-of-the-art molecular biology laboratory as well as participate in discussions that may range from the societal implications of genetic engineering to the challenges of writing for public readers.

  • Mar 1 2006

    John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences

    Since 1988, the Fogarty International Center, part of the National Institutes of Health, has published the Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences . This current volume (NIH Publication 06-3027, February 2006), a comprehensive compilation of international funding opportunities in biomedical and behavioral research prepared by Ms. Hannah Leslie, should serve the individual or institution who seeks financial support. Available now are versions in PDF and RSS Feed; work proceeds on the version in HTML.

  • Jan 1 2006

    Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program

    American print and broadcast journalists have until March 1 to apply for a two-month professional exchange program in Germany. Successful applicants will spend August and September living, working and reporting for their home and host news organizations from across the Atlantic.

    The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program grants ten U.S. and ten German journalists a $5,000 living stipend while they are abroad, along with airfare and lodging in Washington, D.C. for a one-week orientation session in July. U.S.

  • Jan 1 2006

    World Affairs Journalism Fellowship

    This fellowship program is open to news managers, editors, commentary writers and experienced reporters from U.S. community-based dailies. Up to 12 journalists will be selected to travel overseas for one to three weeks on a reporting assignment. While overseas, fellows will research issues that are appealing and significant to their audiences back home.

  • Jan 1 2006

    Environmental Journalism Fellowship

    The Environmental Journalism Fellowship provides specialized working journalists in broadcast, print and online media much-needed information about tropical ecosystems, providing deep background in tropical ecology to enhance the accuracy of reporting on science and environmental issues. The 2006 course is offered on May 8-13 at the National Tropical Botanical Garden headquarters, Kaua'i. Lodging, airport transfer, ground transportation, and meals are provided. Journalists are responsible for

  • Jan 1 2006

    Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR)

    IJNR will conduct three expedition-style fellowship programs for journalists during 2006. All three programs will emphasize issues of energy, climate, water and rural development. The expeditions will explore parts of eastern Oregon and Washington (Blue Mountains Institute in May), Michigan and Wisconsin (Great Waters Institute in July) and Wyoming-Colorado-Utah (Energy Country Institute in September). On each trip, journalists will examine conditions and practices of forests, fisheries, farms and energy-production sites.