Laura Van Dam Travel Fellowship

The National Association of Science Writers invites all interested members to apply for a Laura Van Dam Travel Fellowship to this spring's meeting of the World Federation of Science Journalists in Melbourne, Australia.

Two fellowships, each in the amount of $2,500, will be awarded in memory of NASW President Laura Van Dam, who died earlier this year. Laura was a strong supporter of this organizations commitment to international science writing and, in fact, helped organize the group's first meeting in Montreal two years ago. Our goal is not only to encourage ties between NASW and the World Federation as a way of helping the development of our craft around the world, but also to give the two selected Van Dam fellows a chance to pursue story opportunties in Australia.

General information and a preliminary program for the Melbourne meeting can be found at: www.scienceinmelbourne2007.org. The conference is scheduled for April 16-20 and the travel grant is designed to cover roundtrip airfare and contribute substantially to lodging costs.Those who would like to be considered for a Van Dam fellowship should send a resume and a letter, which explains:

1) How this trip would fit into the kind of reporting you are now doing

2) What stories you might do in Australia that cannot be done here and potential markets for them.

3) What you hope to get out of attending the conference itself.

All applications should be sent to Deborah Blum, who serves as NASW international liason, at: School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706. Her recommendations will be conveyed to NASW officers for a final decision. The deadline for application is Dec. 10 and fellows will be notified in the first week of January. For further information, Deborah can be reached at dblum@wisc.edu

November 18, 2006

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