Study Trips and Travel Grants for Science Journalists

In July 2010 Torino will be the capital of European science!

Themed “A Passion for Science” the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) 2010 will take place in Torino/Italy in July (July 2-7, 2010). The conference will offer the possibility to discuss current scientific topics with experts from all over Europe and argue for their relevance in science, politics, media and public. Many events troughout the conference will bring you in contact with scientists and other stakeholders from over 40 different countries.

The Robert Bosch Stiftung awards travel fellowships for attending ESOF to science journalists from China, India, Japan and the United States of America. Further information about the program, the grant and the application guidelines is given in the section “More Information” on the right hand side of this webpage.

The application deadline for this program is March 26, 2010.

The Robert Bosch Stiftung invites science journalists from Asia and North America to get to know the European science community. We want to spark their interest in European science and open up new vistas.

As one of its co-initiators, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has been involved financially and organizationally in ESOF since it was founded in Stockholm in 2004. Also in 2006 and 2008, the foundation provided funding and content input. ESOF is the European equivalent of the annual American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) conference, the world's largest science event.

Contact

Anna Müller-Trimbusch
Phone: +49 (0)711 46084-81
Fax: +49 (0)711 46084-1081
In science as elsewhere, journalists play an important role in making information available and accessible to a wider audience. Our program has two objectives: Firstly, we want to raise awareness about science among young journalists working for regional daily newspapers and interest them in making a career as a science journalist. Secondly, we want to broaden the knowledge of experienced science writers about scientific and research activities in other European countries, especially the new European Union member states.

Travel grants for young journalists
The Robert Bosch Stiftung awards travel fellowships for attending the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) as well as to the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF). The fellowships are awarded to up to ten young journalists working for editorial offices of German regional newspapers, radio stations or television. Application deadline for 2010 was October 15, 2009.

Contact

Anna Müller-Trimbusch
Phone: +49 (0)711 46084-81
Fax: +49 (0)711 46084-1081