Applicants must meet these requirements to be eligible to receive the fellowship:

• No more than five (5) years of experience as a professional science reporter or freelancer
• Based in the following countries in Eastern Europe: Bulgaria; Czechia; Hungary; Moldova; Poland; Romania; Slovakia; and Ukraine, and the Balkans: Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Greece; Kosovo; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia; and Slovenia
• Meet EurekAlert!'s journalist-member eligibility guidelines
• Be able to travel to a future AAAS Annual Meeting within the next two (2) years
  • 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting: February 13-15, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • 2026 AAAS Annual Meeting: TBA

Applications must include all of the following:

• Proof of employment and length of service (five years or fewer) with an accredited news media outlet (What is an accredited news media outlet?)
• Three (3) original, bylined science reporting work samples published between January 1, 2023, to present
• Brief essay (in your preferred language)

Optional: Letter of recommendation from an editor, senior reporter, or other journalism mentor

Applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements listed above and incomplete applications will not be considered for the award.

Working proficiency in English is highly recommended for this award. 

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