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Title:
AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows
Program
<br><br>
Sponsor: American
Association for the Advancement of Science<br><br>
SYNOPSIS: The sponsor makes awards to strengthen the
connections<br>
between scientists and journalists by placing advanced science,<br>
engineering and mathematics students in newsrooms across the
country.<br>
Approximately fifteen to twenty fellows will be selected. <br><br>
Deadline(s): 01/15/2011 <br>
Established Date: 12/29/1997<br>
Follow-Up Date: 11/01/2011<br>
Review Date: 10/05/2010<br><br>
Contact: Stacey
Pasco, Manager Mass Media
Program
<br><br>
Address: 1200 New
York Avenue, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20005 <br>
U.S.A.
<br>
E-mail:
spasco@aaas.org<br>
<br>
Program URL:
<a href="http://www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia/index.shtml" eudora="autourl">
http://www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia/index.shtml<br>
</a>
Tel:
202-326-6441
<br>
Fax:
202-371-9849 <br>
Deadline Ind:
Receipt
<br>
Deadline Open: No<br>
<br><br>
<br>
Award Type(s): Fellowship<br>
Summer<br><br>
<br>
Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution: <br>
Any/No Restrictions<br><br>
Locations Tenable: U.S.A. Institution (including U.S.
Territories)<br><br>
<br>
Appl Type(s): Postdoctoral<br>
Graduate Student<br>
Undergraduate Student<br><br>
<br>
Target Group(s): NONE<br>
Funding Limit: $450 WEEK<br>
Duration: 10 WEEK(s)<br>
Indirect Costs: Unspecified<br>
Cost Sharing: No<br>
Sponsor Type: Professional/Academic Assoc &
Soc.<br><br>
<br>
Geo. Restricted: NO
RESTRICTIONS
<br><br>
CFDA#:
<br><br>
OBJECTIVES: Fellows work for ten weeks during the summer as<br>
reporters, researchers, and production assistants in mass media<br>
organizationsnationwide. Fellows collaborate with media
professionals<br>
at radio and television stations, newspapers, and magazines. The<br>
student-scientists and their host-journalists strive to make science<br>
news clear and readily understandable for the public. The<br>
fellowship program is designed to enhance coverage of
science-related<br>
issues in the media in order to improve public understanding and<br>
appreciation of science and technology. Fellows have the opportunity<br>
to observe and participate in the process by which events and ideas<br>
become news, improve their communication skills by learning to<br>
describe complex technical subjects in a manner understandable to
the<br>
lay public, and increase their understanding of editorial decision<br>
making and the way in which information is effectively<br>
disseminated. <br><br>
ELIGIBILITY<br>
Applicants must be enrolled as college or university students
(in<br>
their senior year, or in any graduate or postgraduate level) in the<br>
natural, physical, health, engineering, computer or social sciences
or<br>
mathematics in order to apply. Applicants must apply for the summer<br>
fellowship within one year of graduation or defense of their<br>
thesis. <br><br>
FUNDING<br>
Fellows are provided a weekly stipend of $450 as well as
travel<br>
expenses. (cas) <br><br>
KEYWORDS: Journalism<br>
BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES<br>
Mass Communication/Media<br>
ENGINEERING<br>
HEALTH AND SAFETY/MEDICAL SCIENCES/BIOMEDICAL<br>
Computer Science<br>
Materials Sciences<br>
Physical Sciences<br>
Science, General/Other<br>
Technology<br>
Natural Sciences <br><br>
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