SCIENCECOMMUNICATIONFELLOWSHIP

Interested in science communication and outreach?Join the Pacific Science Center community!

What is the Science Communication Fellowship?

Pacific Science Center’s Science Communication Fellowship

provides training and ongoing opportunities for local

scientists, engineers, researchers and other science-based

professionals to engage with the public at Pacific Science

Center about their work.

What are the benefits?

• Communications and public engagement skill-building

through a fun and interactive training course founded on

informal science education research.

• Join a community of museum professionals and local

scientists dedicated to sharing ideas and strategies for

public engagement with science.

• Receive documentation suitable for sharing with

supervisors and for grant reporting as needed.

• Consultation for planning broader impacts components of

grants and other outreach requirements.

• Pacific Science Center membership.

What are the requirements?

• You must be an active academic or industry researcher

or other science-based professional (postbaccalaureate

or above).

• Participate in Pacific Science Center’s Science

Communication Course. See application for class dates

and details.

• Develop a fun, interactive outreach activity related to your

current work with support from our public engagement

professionals.

• Use your activity in at least three Meet a Scientist events

in the first year. Meet a Scientist is held most Saturdays at

Pacific Science Center and exclusively features Fellows with

their activities. Remain an active Science Communication

Fellow by participating in at least three public events,

including Meet a Scientist, each subsequent year.

For more information visit pacsci.org/fellowshipFull and partial scholarships available. Applications for new Fellows are accepted typically three times a year for winter, spring, and fall cohorts.

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