BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK 2023 JOURNALISM RESEARCH GRANT (DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON): CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 01 SEPTEMBER 2023.
Berlin Science Week is offering a research grant to support international media representatives who would like to report on scientific topics related to the Berlin Science Week 2023. Reporting can take place before, during or after the Berlin Science Week (1–10 November 2023) with its numerous events on-site and online. The research grant aims to further strengthen the international public perception of Berlin as a location for scientific excellence and to contribute to the promotion of independent science journalism.
This year, Berlin Science Week offers two separate research grant programmes, digital and in-person, funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Higher Education and Research, Health and Long-Term Care and supported by the Brain City Berlin.
For the in-person participation, eight media representatives will be selected. Each of them will receive a research grant of €250 and a travel bursary of up to €750. The grantees are expected to participate in-person in the festival hub Berlin Science Week Campus at the Museum für Naturkunde and in the Art&Science Forum at Holzmarkt 25 (3–5 November 2023).
Six media representatives will be selected for the digital participation in the programme. They will each receive a research grant of €250, which will be awarded as a lump sum for digital research and reporting. The grantees are expected to participate in online events of the Berlin Science Week and the digital journalist programme.
WHO MAY APPLY?
Applications are open to international and German media representatives with a proven track record as a science journalist (freelance and staff writers). Applicants are expected to research and publish an article on a topic related to the programme of the Berlin Science Week (see below). There are no restrictions on specific media areas or the form of publication.
HOW TO APPLY?
Please send your application documents in one PDF to press@berlinscienceweek.com.
PLEASE NOTE: The deadline has been extended to 01 September 2023, 23:59 CEST.
LIST OF APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
- Cover letter and short research plan (1-1,5 pages long) on your preferred topic, including planned publication date and media contact. Those applying for the in-person programme must also include an article pitch (1-1,5 pages) connected to the Berlin Science Week Campus topic “Dare to Know: Our Narratives, Our Future”. The submission of the pitch is mandatory for the review process of the in-person candidates.
- Please note: The subject of your reporting must be one of the event topics. See below for the complete list of the festival’s topics.
- Short CV showing your journalistic career and – if applicable – journalism grants, awards, etc.
- Max. three examples of your journalistic work within a field of science.
Contact person: Katharina Mikulcak, Coordinator Berlin Science Week Fellowship, press@berlinscienceweek.com
SELECTION PROCESS
A jury of scientists and communications experts will choose and inform the successful candidates by 1 September 2023.
Travel to Berlin for the participants of the digital programme is not necessary. If digital participants would like to organize their own stay, the research grant already includes allowances for living and travel expenses and no further reimbursement will be made by Berlin Science Week.
For in-person participants travel to Berlin is mandatory. The grantees are responsible for organising their trip to Berlin, including travel and accommodation bookings and submitting the travel expenses in timely and orderly manner. Berlin Science Week cannot cover any additional travel or accommodation costs. Country-specific visa and travel requirements apply, please make sure to inform yourself before planning the trip. Berlin Science Week cannot act as an inviting organisation for visa application purposes.
There is no legal claim to the research grant. Applications received after 01 September 2023 will not be considered. Please note: In order to support a large number of science journalists, the scholarship is awarded only once per person. All those who have already received it can unfortunately not apply again.
