Health Writers: Apply by June 21 for all-expenses-paid fellowships
to the International AIDS Vaccine Conference
The Journalist to Journalist Project of the National Press Foundation is offering fellowships to its two-day training program on HIV vaccine research, prior to the AIDS Vaccine 2010 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. This conference will bring together leading scientists and HIV vaccine researchers.
NPF seeks a strong group of 22 international fellows, with special attention to Canada, Peru, Brazil, United Kingdom, the former Soviet Union, Africa, India, China, Thailand and the United States. Fellowships include air travel, lodging, per diem, and most meals. They are open to journalists who have covered HIV/AIDS or health for at least three years. The deadline for applications is 5:00 PM EST, Monday, June 21.
Fellowships will be awarded to qualified print, radio/broadcast, and online journalists. Applications are encouraged from reporters with experience covering the social, economic and larger societal impact of HIV/AIDS, as well as the science and medicine.
All applicants must have strong English speaking and reading skills. All application materials must be submitted in English. Applicants will be asked to rate their English proficiency.
The fellowships include air travel to and from Atlanta, lodging, a per diem, most meals during the training, and lodging and per diem during the conference.
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