This informs the public about the Eric & Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications 2024. Details about the Program are given below.
WASHINGTON — Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, given by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Sciences.
This application cycle marks the third year of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications, which honour exceptional science communicators, journalists, and research scientists who have developed creative, original work to communicate issues and advances in science, engineering, or medicine for the general public.
Program Details
These prestigious awards strive to recognize and build a diverse community of science communicators, science journalists, and research scientists. Submissions are encouraged from individuals who have developed high-quality communications and demonstrated the potential or ability to communicate the spectrum of science, engineering, or medicine.
This third cohort of winners will be supported as they continue to demystify complex issues related to science, engineering, and health effectively, helping society meet the challenges and realize opportunities posed by complex issues such as climate change, future pandemics, human genome editing, and artificial intelligence.
Eligibility
- Open to individuals who have developed content and were working at the frontlines of science communication, science journalism, or practising research in 20223
- can articulate what motivates you to create work(s) that improve the public’s interest, appreciation, or understanding of science, engineering, or medicine and their impact on society.
- Have a passion for science communication or journalism and can tell how you got here and where you are headed.
- Have at least one outstanding example of science communication or journalism that demonstrates your potential or ability to communicate the issues, beauty, societal benefits, complexities, shortcomings, or controversies of science, engineering, or medicine.
- Can set forth a compelling case for what the award would mean to you.
How to Apply
Application Deadline
- The deadline for receipt of applications is 30 March 2024.
Open this link for more details about the Eric & Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications 2024.
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