3 October 2024 - The second call for applications for the FRONTIERS Residency Program closed on September 25, 2024, and received 47 applications from science journalists worldwide.
This round of the FRONTIERS Residency Program received submissions from journalists from 25 different nationalities, representing a broad range of career levels: 9 early-career journalists, 24 mid-career professionals, and 14 experienced journalists, with more than 10 years of experience. Applicants have submitted journalistic projects to be developed at scientific institutions, with 42 potential host institutions in 10 different countries, committing to offer opportunities for science journalists to report on various research areas in the Life, Physical, and Social Sciences.
Applications are currently under review by a committee of experts from the FRONTIERS consortium and its Advisory Board, with results expected to be announced by November 2024. Selected applicants will start their science journalism residences by Spring 2025. So far, 7 science journalists have become FRONTIERS Fellows.
FRONTIERS welcomes applications from science journalists of any nationality wishing to develop their projects at research institutions across EU Member States and countries associated with the EU’s Horizon Europe Program. The third call for FRONTIERS Residency applications is scheduled to open in early Spring 2025.
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 FRONTIERS Project is run by a consortium of organisations that 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.
For more information on the FRONTIERS project, current fellows, and updates on the selection process, please visit www.frontiers.media.
For media inquiries, please contact:
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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