Entries Now Being Accepted for the 2023 Awards
The contest year is from July 16, 2022 to July 15, 2023. The entry deadline is August 1, 2023. Be sure to read the Categories, Submission Procedures, Contest Rules, and Frequently Asked Questions, before starting your entry.
We have been recognizing excellence in science journalism since 1945. Thanks to a doubling of our endowment by The Kavli Foundation in 2015, we accept entries from journalists worldwide in all categories.
If you have questions about an existing entry, please contact us at sja@aaas.org.
Do explore our website to learn about the prize-winning work of our award recipients and the history of the awards program, which encourages better public understanding of science and its impact through rigorous, informed reporting and writing. The media landscape may change, but our commitment to outstanding science writing remains the same. Follow us on Twitter @AAASKavli.
About Us
About the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
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 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 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.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
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. Learn more at aaas.org and follow @AAAS.
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. Learn more at kavlifoundation.org and follow @kavlifoundation.
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AAAS KAVLI SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS
