The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) is again sponsoring several exciting programs for student journalists during the AAAS meeting, being held next in Seattle, Washington Feb. 13-16, 2020. To participate, students must become members of NASW by Feb. 1, 2020. Note that signing up to view content on nasw.org is not the same as joining NASW. Please double check that you are a member before arriving at the program venues. NASW members receive complimentary AAAS Newsroom registration.
Undergraduate Travel Fellowships: Apply online for an NASW Undergraduate Travel Fellowship to attend AAAS 2020 in Seattle. The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2019. NASW travel fellowships will cover up to $800 each for up to 10 undergraduate students to attend the meeting. Travel fellows will report on a session of their choice, and their work will be published on the NASW website. Candidates who are selected must become student members of NASW by Feb. 1 to be eligible for the fellowship. Graduate students are ineligible for this travel fellowship.
Watch this video to hear from past fellows about how the fellowship helped them in their science writing careers:
Graduate Travel Fellowships for science students: Apply online for an NASW Graduate Travel Fellowship to attend AAAS 2020 in Seattle. The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2019. NASW travel fellowships will cover up to $1,000 each for up to two graduate students to attend the meeting. Applicants should be science graduate students who are considering a career in science writing. During the fellowship, travel fellows report on a session of their choice, and their work will be published on the NASW website. Candidates who are selected must become student members of NASW by Feb. 1 to be eligible for the fellowship. Undergraduate students are ineligible for this travel fellowship.
Mentoring Program: NASW will sponsor its popular Mentoring Program during AAAS, pairing students (both graduate and undergraduate) with senior journalists, public information officers and other science writers interested in similar beats. To be eligible, participants must become NASW student members by Feb. 1, 2020. Students who would like to have a mentor may apply here. Science writers who would like to volunteer as a mentor should sign up here.
Internship Fair: Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to interview with editors from top magazines, research institutes, national labs and other science communication outlets during a speed-dating-style Internship Fair on Saturday, Feb. 15. Regular recruiters include the Washington Post, Science, Nature, Science News, Scientific American, Chemical & Engineering News, Reuters Health and Fermilab, which also recruits for CERN near Geneva, Switzerland. All participants must report to the fair venue at 1 p.m. sharp. Unfortunately, if you arrive later we will be unable to accommodate you. To participate in the fair, students must join NASW by Feb. 1. Learn more about the Internship Fair.
Editors: If you are interested in participating in the fair as a recruiter, please send an email to fair coordinator Erik Vance at erik@erikvance.com.
See you in February!
