AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards

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The Awards

The AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement for professional journalists in the science writing field. The awards recognize outstanding reporting for a general audience and honor individuals (rather than institutions, publishers or employers) for their coverage of the sciences, engineering and mathematics.

Since their inception in 1945, the awards have gone to more than 300 individuals for their achievements in science journalism. The winning journalists have helped to foster the public's understanding and appreciation of science. Independent screening and judging committees select the winning journalists and their entries based on scientific accuracy, initiative, originality, clarity of interpretation and value in fostering a better understanding of science by the public.

Committees composed of reporters and editors judge the entries. The decisions of the judging committees are final.

The awards will be presented at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago in February 2009. The award for each category is $3,000. AAAS will reimburse winners for reasonable travel and hotel expenses. In cases of multiple authors or producers, only one person's travel expenses will be covered.

2009 Contest Year

1 July 2008 through 30 June 2009

2009 Deadline

All entries must be postmarked on or before midnight of 1 August 2009.

2009 Brochure

Download the 2009 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards brochure.

Download a PDF of the entry form, print and fill it out and submit it with each copy of your entry. This form can also be filled out within Adobe Reader and then printed.

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2008 Judges

Please click here for a list of judges for the 2008 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards.

Previous Recipients

Read the AAAS news article about the 2009 winners.

Please click here for a list of 2009 winners and past recipients.