Four types of travel fellowships are available:

NASW Freelance Travel Fellowship

• Eligibility: Open to freelance science writers
• Description: Provides up to $1000 to cover the costs of attending ScienceWriters2011. These fellowships are supported by the Authors Coalition of America funds. Note: Before receiving reimbursement, fellows must submit a short report of one or more aspects of the workshops, suitable for publication on the NASW Web site and potentially in ScienceWriters. Assignments will be made prior to the meeting and must be filed within 48 hours after the assigned session. More information will be available after grants are awarded.
• To apply: Send a short (less than 500 words) statement of interest and a copy of your CV to Tinsley Davis, director@nasw.org, with the subject line "FreelanceTravelGrant."
• Application deadline: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

NASW Graduate Travel Fellowship

• Eligibility: Open to current NASW student members enrolled in a science writing program.
• Description: Provides up to $1000 to cover the costs of attending ScienceWriters2011. These fellowships are supported by the Authors Coalition of America funds. Note: Before receiving reimbursement, fellows must submit a short report of one or more aspects of the workshops, suitable for publication on the NASW Web site and potentially in ScienceWriters. Assignments will be made prior to the meeting and must be filed within 48 hours after the assigned session. More information will be available after grants are awarded.
• To apply: Send a short (less than 500 words) statement of interest and a copy of your CV to Tinsley Davis, director@nasw.org, with the subject line "GraduateTravelGrant."
• Application deadline: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

CASW Traveling Fellowship

• Eligibility: TEligibility: The fellowships are intended primarily for journalists from smaller metropolitan print and broadcast news outlet, select freelancers and webcasters with a demonstrated interest in science writing.
• Description: The fellowships offer up to $1,200 to cover the costs of attending ScienceWriters2011.
• To apply: Submit three collated sets containing each of the following: 1) a brief (no more than 500-word) expression of interest; 2) a resume (with home and office telephone numbers); 3) no more than 3 clips or broadcast transcripts (on any topic); 4) a nominating letter from a senior editor, news director or producer. Mail submissions to: CASW New Horizons Fellowships, P.O. Box 910, Hedgesville, WV 25427
• Application deadline: Tuesday, September 6, 2011

NASW Changing Times Travel Fellowship

• Eligibility: Eligibility: Open to science writers who have experienced a change in circumstances (e.g. travel budgets slashed or loss of employment) since January 1, 2011
• Description: Provides up to $1000 to cover the costs of attending ScienceWriters2011. These fellowships are supported by the Authors Coalition of America funds. Note: Before receiving reimbursement, fellows must submit a short report of one or more aspects of the workshops, suitable for publication on the NASW Web site and potentially in ScienceWriters. Assignments will be made prior to the meeting and must be filed within 48 hours after the assigned session. More information will be available after grants are awarded.
• To apply: Send a short (less than 500 words) statement of interest and a copy of your CV to Tinsley Davis, director@nasw.org, with the subject line "ChangeTravelGrant." The statement should briefly note how your circumstances have changed and focus on how attending the meeting would benefit your science writing career.
• Application deadline: Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The NASW portion of ScienceWriters is solely funded by the National Association of Science Writers. While a registration fee is charged to offset some of NASW's costs, that fee covers only a portion of the total NASW workshop costs. New Horizons is hosted each year by different universities, which provide funds to cover the meeting.

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Advance registration is required for the Annual Awards Dinner. Registration begins online on August 17. The cost is $50. Join your colleagues to congratulate the winners of NASW's Science in Society Awards, the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting, and the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists.