Applicants must fulfill these requirements in order to be eligible to receive the travel award:

• 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 obtain a visa and travel to a future AAAS Annual Meeting within the next two (2) years

Applications must include all of the following to be considered complete:

• Proof of employment and length of service 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.