The Association of Health Care Journalists, the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the Society of Environmental Journalists have joined together to offer this development opportunity to early-career journalists.
The fellowships are designed to support U.S.-based, early career journalists who are pursuing — or have a strong interest in pursuing — careers in science, health or environmental reporting (or all three). Curriculum will include basic science, interpreting medical studies, analyzing data, explaining evidence-based decisions, understanding climate science and more. The program aspires to provide essential on-the-job training that might otherwise take years to accumulate.
Over the course of a year, selected fellows will:
- Participate in workshops and other events held at the annual Environmental Journalism (April 3-7, 2024), Health Journalism (June 7-10, 2024) and ScienceWriters (November 2024) conferences.
- Learn from custom webinars scheduled throughout the year for additional opportunities to gain skills, connections and resources to inform their reporting.
- Be matched with a professional mentor.
- Receive prepaid memberships in the National Association of Science Writers, SEJ and AHCJ.
- Participate in peer-to-peer networking platforms.
- Receive project support stipends if they are an independent journalist.
Deadline to apply: Feb. 23, 2024, at 6 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. CT, 3 p.m. PT.
