Science Journalism Student Award

Recipients get complimentary meeting registration, four nights’ lodging, and $750 to help defray the expenses of attending the meeting. Additionally, recipients are assigned a mentor who is an experienced professional journalist covering the annual meeting. SfN makes every effort to pair awardees with a mentor based on mutual interests in print or broadcast journalism. SfN media staff are also available to advise award recipients how to navigate and report on the meeting.  

The following materials are required:

• Cover letter describing applicant’s career goals and how attending the meeting will help achieve them
• Resume or CV
• Two published clips, if available
• Letter of recommendation from an instructor or professor

All applications are due by September 15, 2017.

Submit all materials in English to pidaward@sfn.org.

Contact SfN

If you have questions, email pidaward@sfn.org or call (202) 962-4000.