Since its inception in 2010, almost 600,000 has been awarded by NASW's Peggy Girshman Idea Grants program for projects that benefit science writing and its practitioners. Read more to see a list of all the awardees and their exciting science writing projects.
The NASW Grants Committee has put together these tips to help you build a successful proposal for a Peggy Girshman Idea Grant.
The National Association of Science Writers and its Grants Committee are now accepting applications for a new round of NASW Peggy Girshman Idea Grants. All proposals are due on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.
The National Association of Science Writers and its Grants Committee awarded $30,400 in 2023 Peggy Girshman Idea Grants to three projects.
Two projects will receive NASW Idea Grants funding in 2022 to kickstart career development and networking programs serving science writers.
Three projects aiming to empower science writers and communicators to more effectively reach diverse audiences and to express and manage pandemic-related mental health issues have been selected by NASW’s Grants Committee to receive Peggy Girshman Idea Grants. The $15,000 awarded in the latest funding round adds to more than half a million dollars granted since the program’s inception in 2010.
Five projects aimed at fostering diversity in science writing and helping science writers navigate complex data on the pandemic were selected to receive Peggy Girshman Idea Grants.
