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WCSJ International Program Fund - Travel Fellowships

COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC

Foundation One-time Grants for Journalism

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

WCSJ International Program Fund - Travel Fellowships

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.

Contact: CASW, PO Box 17337, Seattle, WA 98127