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WCSJ International Program Fund - Travel Fellowships

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Council for the Advancement of Science Writing Inc

Foundation One-time Grants for Journalism

Funding Amount

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

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Other requirements

Science journalists from countries outside United States
Early-career and established journalists
Interest in science journalism and professional development

Overview

Focus: Support for international science journalists to attend conferences and participate in training programs, funded from cost savings of 10th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ2017).

Geographic Scope: International, with particular focus on Latin America, Caribbean, and developing countries

Eligibility:

Science journalists from countries outside United States
Early-career and established journalists
Interest in science journalism and professional development

Award Details:

Funding Source: Budget savings from WCSJ2017 conference (October 2017, San Francisco)
Total Awarded 2018: 12 regional travel fellowships to Latin American journalists
Purpose: Enable international participation in ScienceWriters conferences and related training

Supported Activities:

Conference registration and travel to ScienceWriters conferences
New Horizons in Science briefings
Professional development workshops by NASW
Bilingual preconference sessions (story-pitching for freelancers)
Special topic sessions organized by fellows
Networking with U.S. and international science journalists

Organizational Partners:

CASW (Council for the Advancement of Science Writing)
NASW (National Association of Science Writers)
WFSJ (World Federation of Science Journalists)

Program Goals (via WCSJ International Program Fund):

Strengthen training, networking, and knowledge-sharing among international science journalists
Translate conference session videos to Spanish and French
Develop sustained regional networks of Latin American/Caribbean journalists
Support knowledge transfer to future conference hosts
Promote diversity initiatives
Support efforts to locate future conference in developing country
Create networking platform for international journalists

Background: Established May 2018 following WCSJ2017 with savings from judicious conference management. Roughly half of proceeds returned to WFSJ, CASW, and NASW; remainder managed by organizing partners for follow-on programs.