Apply for SciComm In Practice Fellowship

Participating fellows will engage and learn from leading members of the African science communication community. They will hone their communication skills and expand their professional networks. This fellowship is an extraordinary chance to engage with the science communication community and develop your ability to impact the general public.

The SciComm In Practice Fellowship will also empower 10 fellow to develop competitive skills that could be applied to translating technical research papers, science articles, etc.

Objectives

• The goal of the fellowship is to develop African scientists and science communicators that are able to communicate their work, research and knowledge to the non-scientific community and young people. Science drives economies and policy, and is just fascinating. They want more people to see the importance and wonder of science and maybe become scientists themselves.
• Fellowship candidates will develop skills in interviewing to capture the significance of a scientist’s work for the general public audience and translate technical research papers into well-developed and compelling content including press releases, blog articles, social media platforms and podcasts. Fellows will assist in developing a content calendar that will feature various mediums and cadence of content for the duration of the Fellowship term.

Benefits

• Fellows will gain insights from experienced science communicators, will be exposed to tips and tricks to make their science communication easier and more effecitive, will be part of a cohort of other young science communicators, will create a piece of science communication and the work that they create as part of the fellowship may end up being published with media partners.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be considered, you must have completed a Bachelor’s degree in any STEM related field within a minimum of 3 years post-study or you must be a Graduate of a Master’s level studies in a STEM field or currently pursuing a PhD in a STEM related field.
• The eligible countries to apply for the SciComm In Practice Fellowship must be from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
• You need to show lasting connections to your home country (in West Africa). The fellowship is virtual and will also require you and the rest of your cohort to commence a Sci-project in your community and networking activities.
• Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information, visit Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation.