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"Instead of looking down a microscope as
a scientist, I had the chance to look back up at scientists themselves.
In the end, I came away with a journalist's perspective of scientists,
and a few ideas to improve the relationship from the scientific
side."
Victoria Bruce, AGU Mass Media Fellow, 1997 |
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You can download an application
(PDF) for the Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program.
To receive a hardcopy of the application form or for more information
please contact us.
 
Please note that the Adobe Acrobat Reader program
must be installed on your computer to do this. Adobe Acrobat Reader
is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) files on all major computer platform.
A complete application packet consists of:
- The application form
- A copy of your resume (please include any honors, awards, and
relevant activities)
- One brief sample of your writing (2 – 3 pages on any subject
written in terms appropriate for the general public – no
technical papers please)
- Journal article news story coverage (See application)
- Three letters of recommendation (to be mailed directly to the program). Two of these letters should be from faculty members.
- Transcripts of your undergraduate and graduate work (to be mailed
directly to the program)
DO NOT STAPLE MATERIALS
Applicants are responsible for obtaining the necessary transcripts
and letters of recommendation and seeing that all materials are
sent directly to the program. Incomplete applications will not
be considered.
Applicants will be evaluated by a selection committee composed
of experts in the sciences, education, and media. The committee
will make recommendations to the AAAS staff, who are responsible
for the final decisions and for negotiations between the candidates
and the media hosts. A telephone interview will be conducted with
semi-finalists sometime in late February or early March. Candidates
will receive final notification of the status of their applications
by 15 April 2008.
Mail completed
forms to:
AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program
1200 New York Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: (202) 326-6441
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