AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship

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The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship is a 10-week summer program that places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their abilities to communicate complex scientific issues to the public.  Fellows collaborate with media professionals at radio and television stations, newspapers, and magazines to make science news easy for the public to understand.

Award / Eligibility Details:
Applicants must be enrolled as college or university students (graduate, doctoral, or upper level undergraduates) — or within one year of a completed degree — in the physical, biological, geological, health, engineering, computer, or social sciences or mathematics in order to apply. Students enrolled in English, journalism, science journalism, or other non-technical fields are not eligible for these fellowships.

Fellows are provided a stipend of $10,000 for the summer as well as travel expenses to and from AAAS and their sites. AAAS does not provide housing or an additional housing stipend.

Deadline: Mid-January each year

Academic Levels: Graduate, Post-Graduate, Post-Undergraduate, Undergraduate

Type/Purpose: Internship/Professional Development

Field of study: Social Sciences, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Location: United States

Citizenship eligibility: All, Permanent Resident, US Citizen, US National

For more information: http://www.aaas.org/program/aaas-mass-media-science-engineering-fellows-program