Today, the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Initiative opens the second call for applications for its science journalism in residency programme. The application period will remain open until the 25th of September 2024, at 17:00 CEST.
Funded by the European Research Council (ERC), this initiative offers science journalists the opportunity to develop independent journalism while spending three to five months in a host research institution, located in an EU Member State or a country associated with the EU’s Horizon Europe Programme. The residency proposals are expected to focus on ongoing frontier research projects and involve scientists working at the forefront of knowledge, in any scientific domain.
Science journalists who have already identified a host institution are invited to apply via the FRONTIERS website. Applications must include the journalistic proposal for the residency period and commitment letters from both the applicant and the host institution. Research institutions willing to host science journalists are also encouraged to express their interest in being listed in the database of research projects and institutions that is available to prospective applicants on the project’s website.
The programme is open to journalists from around the globe, working with diverse media formats and at various stages of their careers. Applicants who have applied to the first round and were not selected for residency are invited to reapply.
In the first application round, seven journalists from Spain, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, and Croatia were selected. Their FRONTIERS Residencies - hosted by institutions in Spain, Germany, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Croatia - will take place in the coming months.
FRONTIERS, the ERC-funded science journalism initiative
In early 2023, the ERC selected the FRONTIERS project for its Science Journalism Initiative. The project aims to address the gap between complex scientific discoveries and public understanding and to tackle some of the challenges of science journalism, including the misinformation and disinformation spread in the digital and fast-paced media environment, the pressure on journalists to meet tight deadlines, and the deteriorating employment conditions and resources available for science journalists, among others.
The consortium of organisations that run this initiative includes the Centre for Ethics in Science and Journalism (Italy), the NOVA University of Lisbon (Portugal), the Science, Communication and Society Studies Centre of the Pompeu Fabra University (Spain), and Enspire Science (Israel), which coordinates the project.
All the details regarding the application process are included in the FRONTIERS Program Guide, on the FRONTIERS website.
Main Contact:
Email: info@frontiersmedia.eu
Other Contact Points:
Name: Yoram Bar-Zeev
Organisation: Enspire Science
Email: projects@enspire-science.com
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FRONTIERS is funded by the European Union (ERC) through grant #101121863. Views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the ERC. Neither the European Union nor the ERC can be held responsible for them.