Fellowships

  • Jan 1 2010

    Press Week Travel Fellowships

    Travel Fellowships of up to $1,000 are available to science writers and editors attending Press Week in Bar Harbor, Maine, July 21-28, 2010. Press Week, cohosted by The Johns Hopkins University and The Jackson Laboratory, takes place during the world-renowned Short Course in Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics. Press Week gives science writers and journalists from across the nation a chance to hear first-hand from some of the world's leading researchers and clinicians about the latest

  • Jan 1 2010

    2012-13 Knight Science Journalism Fellowships at MIT

    Now accepting applications! Deadline: March 1. Knight Science Journalism Fellowships are designed for mid-career journalists who cover science, technology, medicine or the environment for the general public. The program offers fellowships to reporters, writers, editors, producers and photographers. Fellows spend one academic year on campus, taking courses at MIT and Harvard, and participating in twice-a-week seminars with top researchers. Stipend is $65,000.

  • Oct 23 2009

    NASW sponsors Student Travel Fellowships to AAAS

    The National Association of Science Writers will once again sponsor travel fellowships to the upcoming AAAS meeting for undergraduate students interested in science journalism. As many as 10 students will receive up to $750 in travel expenses to attend AAAS in San Diego, Feb. 18-22, 2010. NASW's education committee will select students to receive the fellowship and will pair each one with a veteran writer for a one-day mentoring program.

  • Nov 1 2008

    NASW mentoring program student travel fellowships to AAAS

    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.

  • Aug 1 2008

    Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting

    The Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting are offered to five traditionally under-represented minority journalists with U.S. citizenship interested in studying marine and environmental science and developing environmental reporting skills. Participants partake in a one-month independent study at the University of Rhode Island with a nine-month reporting assignment covering environmental and science-based news at one of five news outlets.

  • Jan 1 2008

    Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research

    The Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) funds highly qualified individuals to undertake broad studies of the most challenging policy issues in health and health care facing America. Grants of up to $335,000 are awarded to investigators from a variety of disciplines. Successful proposals combine creative and conceptual thinking with innovative approaches to critical health problems and policy issues.

  • 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

    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

    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.