Scholarship Description
This 10-week summer program places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to the public. Eligibility: Applicants must a) be enrolled as students (upper level undergraduate or graduate), b) be a postdoctoral trainee, or c) apply within one year of the completion of a) or b). Applicants must be in the life, physical, health, engineering, computer, or social sciences or mathematics and related fields. Applicants must be US citizens or already hold visas that allow them to receive payment for work during the summer. Fellows are provided a stipend of $7000 for the summer as well as travel expenses to and from AAAS and their sites.
Eligibility Requirements
- Type of institution award is open to: four-year college
- Award is available to U.S. citizens
Application Requirements
- Application form required
- Essay required
- Recommendations or references required
- Special requirements exist (These are specified in text.)
- Curriculum Vitae, Writing Sample, Sample News Story
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Works to advance science for human well-being through its projects, programs, and publications, in the areas of science policy, science education, and international scientific cooperation.
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