DEADLINE: EVOME Institute Science Journalism Fellowship

The EVOME Institute Now Accepting Applications for Science Journalism Fellows for Summer 2026

Journalism Fellowships Offer Unique Opportunity to Experience Cutting-Edge Research

The National Science Foundation-supported Evolving Meta-Ecosystems Institute (EVOME) will provide fellowships for six science journalists to participate in a two-week immersion in interdisciplinary evolutionary and global change biology being conducted at the University of Alaska’s Toolik Field Station in northern Alaska. Fellowships will cover transportation costs to and from the Toolik Field Station through Fairbanks, AK, plus room and board.

EVOME Journalism Fellowships offer a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with the scientists and experiments answering this critical question. The program will run June 14 to June 28, 2026. The first week will provide a hands-on exploration of key questions being asked at the intersection of evolutionary biology and Arctic ecology as part of the EVOME Institute. Then, fellows will team up with EVOME or Toolik-based research scientists, students, and postdocs, and work side-by-side with them in the field and laboratory. Fellows will have options to conduct interviews with other Toolik scientists, students, and staff, and will be expected to share their expertise in discussions and mentoring sessions with scientists, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students at Toolik.

Applications for the 2026 EVOME Journalism Fellowships are due Friday, March 27, 2026. Candidates are asked to submit:

• A short CV containing personal contact information, education, and professional experience,
• A 1000-word statement stating why this experience would benefit the candidate’s reporting and career,
• Four recent writing or audio samples, and
• Name and contact information for three personal references.

Submission is through Woodwell Climate’s application portal.

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