Applications Invited for Aaas Kavli Science Journalism Award

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About the Organization

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.  It aims to “advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.” It has extensive programs in policy analysis, diversifying the science and technology workforce, public engagement, science education and international affairs.

The Kavli Foundation is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of humanity. The foundation’s mission is implemented through Kavli research institutes globally and programs that support basic science in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, neuroscience and theoretical physics; initiatives that strengthen the relationship between science and society; and prizes and awards including the international Kavli Prizes and the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism awards.

About the Award

Since their inception in 1945, the AAAS Science Journalism Awards have honored distinguished reporting on science by professional journalists. The awards, an internationally recognized measure of excellence in science journalism, go to individuals (rather than institutions, publishers or employers) for coverage of the sciences, engineering and mathematics.

In recognition of a generous endowment in 2009 by The Kavli Foundation that ensured the future of the program, the awards are now called the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Kavli doubled the endowment in 2015, allowing us for the first time to make the competition truly international. All categories of the competition are now open to journalists doing work for independent news organizations around the globe. As always, independent judging committees select the winning entries based on scientific accuracy, initiative, originality, clarity of interpretation, and value in fostering a better public understanding of science and its impact.

In each category, there are now two awards: Gold, with a prize of $5,000, and Silver, with a prize of $3,500. The awards are presented each year at the AAAS Annual Meeting in February. Entrants agree that, if they win, they will attend the awards ceremony, unless prevented by circumstances beyond their control. The award includes reimbursement for travel and hotel expenses. In cases of multiple authors or producers, only one person’s travel expenses will be covered.

Eligibility

• Entries must have been originally published, broadcast or posted online during the contest year. There is no entry fee.

• The awards are open to reporters doing work for independent news organizations around the world. Articles must be readily accessible to the public by subscription, newsstand sales or online access. If the submitted work was published or broadcast in a language other than English, you must provide an English translation.
• You cannot enter the same story or stories in two different categories, nor may you enter a story both as an individual entry and as part of a group of stories.
• At their discretion, judges and AAAS staff may move entries between categories.
• Entry limit: Entrants may submit up to THREE entries in all (across one or more categories).
• The following are not eligible for the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards:
• Items published originally in AAAS publications or produced by AAAS.
• Items by employees of AAAS (including those on the masthead of Science magazine) or The Kavli Foundation.
• Winners of the 2021 awards are not eligible. Individuals who have won three times are no longer eligible.

Deadline

The entry deadline is August 1, 2022.

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