Arizone State University offers a Fellowship in Transdisciplinary Science, to support a journalist to be “on the frontlines of research to see how scientists grapple with the problems of today’s world and forge new directions in science”. The one-month fellowship provides a stipend of US$8000, and is aimed at mid-career science journalists with at least seven years of experience in reporting on the selected topic. Applications for the 2018 round are due May 15, 2018. More details here.
The Australian Antarctic Division’s Media Program offers journalists the chance to visit Antarctica and Macquarie Island to report on the AAD’s activities. The program offers either a one-week trip to Antarctica or two weeks on Macquarie Island. Applicants must have clearly defined story ideas or a targeted proposal, and will work with the AAD media team to refine their project as the summer season is finalised. Applications for the 2018/2019 program are due by 18 May 2018. Details are available here.
The Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) offers a three-to-six-month journalist-in-residence fellowship for journalists who regularly report on “scientific subjects or issues in politics, society, and economy”. The fellowship provides a monthly stipend and fully-equipped workstation at the Center. Applications are due around May.
This exchange program was established by the Asia Pacific Journalism Centre and the All-China Journalists Association, is funded by the Australian embassy in Beijing and run by the Melbourne Press Club. It offers six Australian journalists “the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the vital relationship between China and Australia, with a special focus on environmental issues.” Applications close in September each year, and the program runs in November. Details are here.
The Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria, is offering a three-month residency to journalists “to disseminate an understanding of complex systems and the chances and challenges of using large datasets to understand and manage them”. The residency includes a stipend and may cover travel expenses. Applications are due around February.
The Copyright Agency has launched a fellowship for non-fiction, which will provide $80,000 to “support an Australian author to develop and create a new work of creative non-fiction writing which will engage with key issues and topics for a broad readership.” The fellowship covers a range of genres including science writing. Authors must have a publishing contract or letter of intent to publish from a publisher. Applications are due September 24, 2018. Details are here.
The European Geosciences Union offers annual fellowships to “enable reporters to follow scientists on location to report on ongoing research in the Earth, planetary or space sciences.” Winners receive up to €5000 to cover expenses related to their projects. Applications open October-November each year.
The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies in Heidelberg, Germany, offers a three to six month fellowship for journalists interested in natural science, mathematics, or computer science. The residency covers travel costs, provides a €6000 per month stipend and a workplace at the Institute. Applications are due around September.
The Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, is offering a three-to-six-month residency to a science journalist to “support high-quality journalism in the fields of Science and Health, to promote the public dissemination of Biomedical Engineering, and to strengthen the dialogue between journalists and scientists.” The residency covers travel costs and provides a stipend of €3000 per month Applications are due around November/December.
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria in Vienna is offering a two to four-month residency for science journalists to enable them to “participate in all Institute events, gain insight into cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, while pursuing your own independent science journalism projects that are not directly related to the Institute’s work.” Applications are due September.
The Italian Institute of Technology in Genova is offering a one-month fellowship for a science journalist with an interest in robotics, life technologies, new materials, AI and computational sciences. The fellowship is open to international journalists who are fluent in English, and includes “in-depth interviews with ERC [European Research Council] grantees, observation in labs during experiments (only if permitted by IIT safety regulations), participation at demonstrations, and seminars and workshops about science journalism. The fellowship will cover travel and accommodation expenses, and include a stipend. Applications are due early December.
The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, in Berlin, offers a two-month residency for journalists with a focus on the history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of science. The aim is to enable journalists to “gain insight into ongoing research in the disciplines of the history, philosophy, politics, and sociology of science, to network and engage with MPIWG researchers, and to carry out a journalistic project in these fields.” Applications are due around September.
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne/Köln, Germany, offers a three-to-six-month journalism residency for experienced journalists reporting on in political, social, or economic issues. The residency aims to “strengthen the transfer of knowledge between the social sciences and society and encourage coverage of sociopolitical issues.” Applications are due around March/April.
This fellowship is a joint venture between the University of Arizona’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the famous Mayo Clinic, and involves “a week of interactive discussions, hands-on learning and experiential activities designed to bolster the knowledge and skills that top professional journalists need to cover medicine.” There are up to fifteen, all-expenses-paid fellowships available for experienced medical journalists from anywhere in the world to attend the fellowship, which runs from May 13-18 (in 2018). Applications close March 15.
The University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting runs an annual science immersion workshop to provide journalists with “hands-on experience and expertise from leading scientists and policymakers who are working to project the impacts of climate change, identifying adaptation measures, and investigating the most effective ways to communicate these challenges.” The workshop is held in June each year, and there are ten fellowships available to cover tuition, room and board, and travel support for US-based and international journalists. Applications close around mid-February.
The Knight Science Journalism program at MIT runs a nine-month fellowship program, that is offered to just ten science journalists each year (and here’s a great article about applying for a KSJ Fellowship). The fellowships are intended to “enable them to explore science, technology, and the craft of journalism in depth, to concentrate on a specialty in science, and to learn at some of the top research universities in the world.” Fellows design their own course of study in consultation with the director, and produce a research project which can be the basis for a future story, the foundation for a book proposal, or be a detailed report on an area of science. The fellowship runs from August-May, and applications are due in February.
The Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado offers one-year fellowships to enable a journalist to deepen their understanding of environmental issues, hone their craft, and pursue an independent project of their own design. The fellowship covers travel, and provides an annual stipend of US$80,000. International applicants must hold a current visa and be authorised to work in the United States at the time of application. Applications are due 1 March.
Offered by the Falling Walls Foundation – an international platform for leaders in science, business, politics, the arts and society – this fellowship is aimed at journalists or bloggers with at least three years’ experience, who wish to “advance their knowledge in the area of sciences.” Fellows are funded to attend the Falling Walls Lab, Falling Walls Venture, the Falling Walls Conference as well as an additional programme in Berlin around 8 and 9 November. Applications for the 2018 conference are now invited, and the closing date is 24 June 2018. (And here’s an article by science journalist Aisling Irwin, who attended the 2017 Falling Walls conference).
This is a one-week, residential fellowship at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, US, is open to professional science writers, producers, and editors working for print, broadcast, radio, and Internet media. It designed to introduce science journalists to the interdisciplinary and wide-ranging fields of oceanography and ocean engineering. International applicants are welcome, and the application deadline is around May each year.