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Fellowships & Grants

IJNR’s Community Reporting Project Fellowships

Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR)

Applications are being accepted from early-career journalists for the first cohort of these new fellowships, a joint endeavor of IJNR, The Uproot Project and partners. Deadline: April 26, 2026. Fellows must be members of Uproot (free to join) and will:
  • Attend a three-day, expenses-paid, science and environment reporting workshop, produced by IJNR, the Uproot Project and partners (May 27-30, beginning and ending in Detroit).
  • Be eligible to apply for grants designed to cover travel and costs associated with reporting in under-reported communities.
  • Be eligible to apply for paid, eight-week fellowships at Michigan Public and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, to take place in Fall 2026.
  • Engage with other professional journalists as part of a community-building speaker series organized by Dr. Danielle Brown, the 1855 Community and Urban Journalism Professor at Michigan State University’s School of Journalism.
  • Participate in other virtual workshops and trainings to be developed in response to the 2026 cohort’s needs and interests
  • Be connected to mentoring, editing, help with pitches and other support from both IJNR and the Uproot Project.
Fellowships & Grants

IJNR’s Community Reporting Project Fellowships

Summary:
Applications are being accepted from early-career journalists for the first cohort of these new fellowships, a joint endeavor of IJNR, The Uproot Project and partners. Deadline: April 26, 2026. Fellows must be members of Uproot (free to join) and will:
  • Attend a three-day, expenses-paid, science and environment reporting workshop, produced by IJNR, the Uproot Project and partners (May 27-30, beginning and ending in Detroit).
  • Be eligible to apply for grants designed to cover travel and costs associated with reporting in under-reported communities.
  • Be eligible to apply for paid, eight-week fellowships at Michigan Public and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, to take place in Fall 2026.
  • Engage with other professional journalists as part of a community-building speaker series organized by Dr. Danielle Brown, the 1855 Community and Urban Journalism Professor at Michigan State University’s School of Journalism.
  • Participate in other virtual workshops and trainings to be developed in response to the 2026 cohort’s needs and interests
  • Be connected to mentoring, editing, help with pitches and other support from both IJNR and the Uproot Project.
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Article

How To Cover Science at Risk – Lessons From Ukraine

The Association of British Science Writers "partnered with Science at Risk, a digital platform and community of Ukrainian scientists affected by Russia’s war, and Olesia Pavlyshyn, a science journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Ukrainian popular science media 'Kunsht', to prepare some guidelines on what and how to report about science during wartime. The article ... discusses Ukrainian examples, but these can also be applied in other conflict situations."  
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How To Cover Science at Risk – Lessons From Ukraine

Summary:
The Association of British Science Writers "partnered with Science at Risk, a digital platform and community of Ukrainian scientists affected by Russia’s war, and Olesia Pavlyshyn, a science journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Ukrainian popular science media 'Kunsht', to prepare some guidelines on what and how to report about science during wartime. The article ... discusses Ukrainian examples, but these can also be applied in other conflict situations."  
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March 30, 2026

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Conference

Science of Sci-Comms E-Summit

The Eco Well

"A full-day free e-conference on the science of science communication. ... This event will give you a cross section of the important topics to consider for good scicomm, according to the growing research behind it. ... While this conference series is aimed at the cosmetics space, if you are someone wanting to learn more about the science of scicomm, you should attend. This event would be especially helpful for scientists wanting to communicate their science, science communicators wanting to do better scicomm, companies wanting to implement better scicomm, and anyone wanting to support good scicomm. ... Registration includes live access to the summit, on-demand replays and a comprehensive e-book summary."
  • When: May 3, 2026, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET
Conference

Science of Sci-Comms E-Summit

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"A full-day free e-conference on the science of science communication. ... This event will give you a cross section of the important topics to consider for good scicomm, according to the growing research behind it. ... While this conference series is aimed at the cosmetics space, if you are someone wanting to learn more about the science of scicomm, you should attend. This event would be especially helpful for scientists wanting to communicate their science, science communicators wanting to do better scicomm, companies wanting to implement better scicomm, and anyone wanting to support good scicomm. ... Registration includes live access to the summit, on-demand replays and a comprehensive e-book summary."
  • When: May 3, 2026, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET
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The Eco Well

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Video

Are You Making These 10 Mistakes in Your Science Communication?

"Watch the recording from Jess Lupini's presentation to the University of Calgary's Faculty of Science. Part of their Science Communication Webinar series, Jess walks us through how to use text, images, video, and data to create higher-impact science presentations."
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Are You Making These 10 Mistakes in Your Science Communication?

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"Watch the recording from Jess Lupini's presentation to the University of Calgary's Faculty of Science. Part of their Science Communication Webinar series, Jess walks us through how to use text, images, video, and data to create higher-impact science presentations."
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Faculty of Science, University of Calgary

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March 20, 2026

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ComSciCon Canada

Nonprofit ComSciCon Canada hosts ComSciConCAN, "Canada’s first national science communication workshop for graduate students. This unique professional development program aims to help the next generation of leaders in STEM fields develop the skills needed to communicate their research and ideas to their peers, experts in other fields, policymakers, and the general public."
  • ComSciConCAN 2026 takes place June 19-21. Deadline to apply: Feb 16.
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ComSciCon Canada

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Nonprofit ComSciCon Canada hosts ComSciConCAN, "Canada’s first national science communication workshop for graduate students. This unique professional development program aims to help the next generation of leaders in STEM fields develop the skills needed to communicate their research and ideas to their peers, experts in other fields, policymakers, and the general public."
  • ComSciConCAN 2026 takes place June 19-21. Deadline to apply: Feb 16.
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Fellowships & Grants

IRE Fellowships & Scholarships

Investigative Reporters & Editors

"IRE offers numerous fellowships and scholarships each year, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and donors. Assistance typically includes a one-year IRE membership/renewal and the program registration fee." Options include but are not limited to:    
Fellowships & Grants

IRE Fellowships & Scholarships

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"IRE offers numerous fellowships and scholarships each year, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and donors. Assistance typically includes a one-year IRE membership/renewal and the program registration fee." Options include but are not limited to:    
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Investigative Reporters & Editors

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