The Science Journalists Association of Australia is delighted to launch its grants program for 2025, giving SJAA members the opportunity to: realise a science reporting project in text, audio, video or other visual mediums; undertake travel for a reporting project; or to pursue professional development opportunities.
This year, the SJAA grants program is offering up to a maximum of five grants, worth up to $2,000 each:
— one student and early-career journalism grant for journalists with up to four years’ experience
— one independent reporting grant
— one grant to support travel for a reporting project
— one grant for professional development opportunities
— the SJAA may award an additional $2,000 grant for an exemplary application, or use the additional funds to bolster a winning applicant’s proposal.
Only SJAA members are eligible to apply for grants. If you’re not currently an SJAA member, we encourage you to join. Your membership fee goes towards supporting the grant program and strengthening science journalism in Australia. All those details are available here.
Applications for the 2025 grants are due by 11:59pm AEST, Friday 6 June 2025. Further details are here.
The SJAA has provided more than $20,000 in funding to Australian journalists via our grants program since 2020, and in 2025 we launched a pilot Journalist in Residence program with the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland, awarding more than $30,000 to two Australian science journalists.
Any questions about membership, residencies or our grants program can be emailed to contact@sjaa.org.au.