Good Science Project–Johns Hopkins MA in Science Writing Fellowship

The Good Science Project-JHU MA in Science Writing Fellowship provides $5,000 reporting grants for feature-length magazine articles on the funding and practice of science in the United States. Grants support articles that “reveal flaws in current science policy, practice, or funding and identify ways these challenges might be overcome.” Funded by the Good Science Project.

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Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism

The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism support journalists in pursuing innovative mental health journalism projects of their choice during a nonresidential, year-long fellowship. The fellowships challenge recipients to delve deeper into learning about mental health and substance use disorders and to share reliable information with the public about behavioral health issues. Each year,

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Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism

The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship offers experienced journalists the opportunity to enhance their understanding of business and economics, finance and technology. Fellows spend two semesters at Columbia Journalism School and take most of their classes at Columbia Business School. They meet weekly for off-the-record seminars and dinners with top journalists, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders. The program accepts

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Nieman Foundation Fellowships at Harvard

Each year, the Nieman Foundation awards paid fellowships to up to 24 journalists working in print, broadcast, digital, and audiovisual media. Those selected for the program spend two full semesters at Harvard auditing classes with some of the university’s greatest thinkers, participating in Nieman events, and collaborating with peers. Nieman Fellows are also able to

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Journalist in Residence — Institute of Science and Technology Austria

“Once a year, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) offers creative professionals the opportunity to intensively engage with scientists at the Institute, to gain inspiring insights into cutting-edge research, and to work on their own exciting projects. During a three-month residency at the Institute, all doors on campus are open to our guests.

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Fellowships — Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources

IJNR awards fellowships to working reporters, photojournalists, writers, editors, and producers, including independent and freelance journalists. These fellowships help journalists to get out of the newsroom and into the field, where they connect with expert speakers including scientists, regulators, farmers, tribal representatives, industry employees, fishermen, concerned citizens, resource managers, politicians, and more. Fellowships include institutes

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Western Journalism and Media Fellowships — Bill Lane Center for the American West

“The Bill Lane Center for the American West has been supporting journalism about the West and its environment for a decade or more. Our Western Journalism and Media Fellowships provide opportunities for journalists working in all kinds of media — newspapers, magazines, radio, television, online, multimedia, video, film, data visualization and mapping, and books. The

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Sloan Foundation Book Program

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provides grants to authors working on science-related books. Grants typically range from $20,000 to $50,000 and may support research and writing activities. Eligible book projects include: books that elucidate important subjects where the science is confusing or controversial; books that profile important figures in science and technology; books relating science

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EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters

The EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters support excellence in science communication globally, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Through the fellowship program, EurekAlert! provides early-career science, technology, and health journalists opportunities to cover the latest research and network with peers from around the world at the AAAS Annual Meeting. In 2023, The

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Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program

“The Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program is designed to bring journalists, scholars, politicians and policymakers to the Shorenstein Center for a semester to work on a project with a tangible output, and engage with students, faculty, other fellows, and the broader Harvard Kennedy School community.” Journalists, politicians, scholars, policymakers, and documentary filmmakers are all eligible to

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Civic Science Fellows Program

The goal of the Rita Allen Foundation’s Civic Science Fellows Program “is to co-create strong, diverse, and inclusive connections between science and civic life.” Civic science fellows “are emerging leaders from diverse demographic, cultural, and professional backgrounds. They are thought leaders, bridge builders, change agents, and communicators working to learn about community priorities and scientific

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Journalism Grants – National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM)

“NIHCM Foundation supports timely health care journalism that informs efforts to improve the health of Americans and that examines emerging health issues and their implications for cost, quality and access. Grants provide funding for health reporting, educational opportunities for health care reporters and support for documentary films and their public engagement campaigns.” The latest grants

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The Alicia Patterson Foundation Program

“The Alicia Patterson Foundation Program was established in 1965 in memory of Alicia Patterson, who was editor and publisher of Newsday for nearly 23 years before her death in 1963. One-year and six-month grants are awarded to working journalists to pursue independent projects of significant interest and to write articles based on their investigations for

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The Open Notebook/Burroughs Wellcome Early Career Fellowship

“Every year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. During the course of this fellowship, fellows work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook and become part of the TON editorial team. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore

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USC Annenberg health journalism fellowships

“Each year, we train competitively selected professional journalists from leading print, broadcast, ethnic and online media during three all-expenses-paid journalism institutes, one for California journalists and two for journalists from across the nation.” The two national fellowships focus on data reporting and national health equity issues. Fellows receive training at the USC campus, mentorship, and

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Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at MIT

“Every year, the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT offers academic-year fellowships to 10 science journalists, to give them an opportunity to explore science, technology, and the craft of journalism; to concentrate on a specialty in science; and to learn at some of the top research universities in the world.” Applications typically occur in the

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