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| Volume 48, Number 3, Fall 1999 |
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) has awarded the four Rennie Taylor/Alton Blakeslee 2000 Fellowships to the following individuals for graduate study in science writing:
David Amber, attending the Texas A&M Science Writing Program; Francesco Fiondella, attending Columbia School of Journalism; Leena Pendharkar, attending the University of California (Berkeley); and Timothy R. Stoddard, attending the Science Writing Program at Boston University.
The fellowships offer up to $2,000 to both professional journalists and students of outstanding ability who have been accepted for enrollment in graduate-level programs in science writing.
Support for the fellowship derives largely from a special bequest made to CASW by the American Tentative Society, which, for three decades, played an important role in promoting public understanding of science and the scientific process. The fellowships honor the memory of Rennie Taylor, a science writer for Associated Press, whose estate provided funds for the establishment of ATS, and Alton Blakeslee, science editor of AP, who served as ATS' longtime president.
CASW is now accepting applications for next year's fellowships. Journalists with at least two years of mass-media experience will receive preferential treatment in the selection process. Students must have undergraduate degrees in science or journalism and must convince the CASW selection committee of their ability to pursue a career in writing science for the general public. Fellows may attend school either full time or part time. Deadline for submission is July 1, 2000. For more information contact Diane McGurgan at diane@nasw.org.