Science
National Geographic Society: Coastal Ecosystems Grant
Grant up to $20,000 from National Geographic Society
The Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic (LEX-NG) Fund is supported by travelers aboard National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions voyages and has a mission to support projects that help better understand and protect our world’s … Last updated August 29, 2025
2025 Civic Science Media Collaborations Program
Grant from Center for Cooperative Media
The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, with support from the Rita Allen Foundation, is offering a funding opportunity for civic science media projects. The awards aim to accelerate civic science … Last updated August 7, 2025
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Science Journalism Master Classes
Rolling, Training from The Open Notebook
Wherever you are in your career—novice, developing, or established—The Open Notebook’s Science Journalism Master Classes will help you sharpen your ability to find and vet story ideas, craft effective pitches, … Last updated March 12, 2026
Ad Hoc Mentoring for Science Journalists from the Global South
Mentorship from The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook offers free, one-on-one remote mentoring on an ad hoc basis for aspiring, early-career, and mid-career journalists, with a focus on those who live in or are from regions … Last updated March 12, 2026
International Students Slack Community
Mentorship from The Open Notebook
The International Students Slack community was created to empower the global community of science writers and to foster skill development, networking, and support. Discussions in the group cover a range … Last updated March 12, 2026
Covering Science at the Local Level: A Peer-Mentoring Community
Mentorship from The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook’s Covering Science peer-mentoring program is a diverse community of practice for local and general assignment reporters and editors who may not have a background in science but are interested … Last updated March 12, 2026
Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program
Mentorship from The Open Notebook
The Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program is a free cohort-based mentoring program aimed at increasing the diversity of voices covering science and supporting journalists who are from underrepresented communities … Last updated July 25, 2025
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Early-Career Fellowship Program
Fellowship up to $6,600 from The Open Notebook
What it offers: A 12-month, part-time remote fellowship for early-career science journalists. Fellows work with a mentor to pitch, report, and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook, participate … Last updated February 22, 2026
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Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship
Fellowship from Alicia Patterson Foundation
What it offers: Individual fellowships supporting in-depth reporting projects designed to improve the quality of U.S. print journalism. One additional fellow each year may be designated as the Cissy Patterson … Last updated February 22, 2026
NOVA Media Fellowship
Fellowship up to $67,500 from NOVA Institute for Health of People Places and Planet
The Nova Institute’s Media Fellowship program supports outstanding print, digital, and broadcast journalists and nonprofit newsrooms reporting on the complex, intertwined factors that affect health and well-being. The program’s goals … Last updated February 27, 2026
Civic Science Fellows
Fellowship, Grant, Rolling from Rita Allen Foundation
What it offers: A fellowship program building an interdisciplinary network of leaders advancing “civic science” — integrating science, community engagement, and evidence-based collaboration. Fellows join a cross-sector cohort that may … Last updated February 22, 2026
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Taylor/Blakeslee Graduate Fellowships
Fellowship from Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) offers $6,000 fellowships to support outstanding journalists and students pursuing graduate-level study in science writing. These fellowships help emerging science communicators … Last updated October 13, 2025
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The Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program
Fellowship from The Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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; … Last updated October 9, 2025
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The Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT seeks to nurture and enhance the ability of journalists from around the world to accurately illuminate the complex intersection of science, technology and … Last updated October 10, 2022
The AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship
Internship from American Association for the Advancement of Science
The AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship offers students from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in science reporting at Science magazine, the world’s largest interdisciplinary scientific … Last updated October 13, 2025
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AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship
Fellowship from American Association for the Advancement of Science
The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship connects scientists and journalists by placing advanced STEM students and early-career researchers in leading media organizations such as NPR, the Los Angeles … Last updated October 13, 2025
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
The AAAS seeks to “advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.” To fulfill this mission, the AAAS Board has set the following broad … Last updated November 11, 2022
Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for a young science journalist
Award up to $1,000 from Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The award is intended to encourage young science writers by recognizing outstanding reporting and writing in any field of science. The 2025 winner will receive $1,000 and expenses to attend … Last updated October 13, 2025
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Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting
Award up to $5,000 from Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The Victor Cohn Prize, established by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) in 2000, recognizes a writer whose work has made a profound and lasting contribution to … Last updated October 13, 2025
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Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award
Project from Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award, presented by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW), honors mid-career journalists whose work reflects the depth, precision, and humanity of the … Last updated October 13, 2025
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