[Canada] Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Fellowships
The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting is recruiting journalists for two science training fellowships: Metcalf’s 10th annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists and the Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting. Both fellowships provide immersion in the research underlying environmental news. Journalists learn how marine and environmental science is conducted by working with scientists, graduate students and policy experts.
The 10th annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists runs June 8 to 13 at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and offers 10 fellowships for early to mid-career journalists. Participants work in the field and lab, attend lectures and discussions by leading writers and researchers and participate in journalism clinics. Each fellowship provides tuition, room and board and limited travel support. Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 28.
The Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting are offered to five traditionally under-represented minority journalists with U.S. citizenship interested in studying marine and environmental science and developing environmental reporting skills. Participants take part in a one-month independent study at URI followed by a nine-month reporting assignment at one of five news outlets. The Diversity Fellowships are supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Each includes a $34,000 stipend and limited travel support. Applications must be postmarked by March 18, 2008.
Both fellowships are available to journalists from all media interested in learning about coverage of science and the environment. Applicants should have a minimum of one to two years of professional experience in journalism and a demonstrated interest in science writing. For more information, visit www.metcalfinstitute.org
The Metcalf Institute also invites entries for the third annual $75,000 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment by media in the United States and Canada. Book entries must be postmarked no later than Jan. 14. All other entries must be postmarked by Feb. 4.
Entries covering environment and natural resources topics and distributed in the United States or Canada between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2007, are eligible. For more information, visit www.granthamprize.org
