Deadline: January 25, 2024
Applications are open for the Logan Science Journalism Program 2024. The Logan Science Journalism Program, founded in 1986, offers science journalists, writers, editors, and broadcast journalists a chance to forget about story deadlines and immerse themselves in basic biomedical or environmental research.
Journalists selected for the program dive into research training at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, one of the most dynamic settings for scientific discovery in the world. The fellows choose between two introductory, intensive courses: Biomedical Hands-on Research Course and Environmental Hands-on Research Course.
Funding
- Financial support for Logan Science Journalism Program Fellows includes travel to and from Woods Hole, housing, meals, and all costs associated with the Hands-On Research Course and other program activities. Foreign nationals who are accepted into the program must secure a visa and will be reimbursed for visa fees.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be professional science journalists, writers, editors, or producers with at least three years experience. Preference will be given to applicants who do not have significant prior scientific research experience. A basic knowledge of biological principles and methods is advantageous but is not essential.
- Journalists who previously participated in the Biomedical Hands-On Research Course are eligible to apply for the Environmental Hands-On Research Course, and vice versa.
- Applicants from underrepresented sectors are strongly encouraged. Foreign nationals are eligible to apply. If accepted into the program, foreign nationals must hold or obtain a visa to enter the U.S.
Application
Once you begin an application, you may save it and return to finish it later. You will be asked to submit the following within your online application.
- Curriculum vitae
- Statement (not to exceed 600 words) describing your journalistic experience and professional goals, and explaining how this fellowship will benefit your career.
- Brief description of prior scientific laboratory or research experience.
- Four samples of your science writing and editing (text, audio, video, or multimedia). Samples must be in English (can be translations). At least two samples should have been published within the prior two years. Broadcast samples should be 30 minutes or less. Editors or broadcast directors are asked to include brief descriptions of their involvement with each sample.
- The names of two references. If possible, one should be a current or recent supervisor of your professional work.
For more information, visit Logan Science Journalism Program.
