I was an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mass Media Science Fellow in 1995 (during medical school). The program was truly fantastic and life-altering.
Applications for this year’s AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship will open on October 1 and will remain available through January 1, 2025. The scholarship is a 10-week summer program that places science, engineering, and math undergraduate and graduate students at media organizations across the nation – outlets like NPR, the Los Angeles Times, and WIRED. I worked at the Oregonian in Portland and had a tremendous time, learning how to write effectively and edit. I also gained an appreciation for the immense public health influence journalists can have. It’s really an amazing program.
Here are the anticipated dates for this cycle:
Application window: October 1, 2024 – January 1, 2025
Fellowship: June 4, 2025 – August 19, 2025
Orientation in DC: June 4 – 6, 2025
Dates onsite: June 9 – August 15, 2025
Wrap-up in DC: August 18 – 19, 2025
