Research shows that the overwhelming majority of the public regard television as their most significant source of information about science. We believe that the broadcast media should represent and reflect all areas of science and culture, and therefore should be produced by people from a variety of different backgrounds.

We aim to increase the crossover between science and the media and to enable bright, articulate and motivated scientists to explore a career in the broadcast industry.

The Science Media Studentships offer financial support for two practising biomedical scientists to undertake a postgraduate qualification in Science Media Production at Imperial College London and to follow this with a six-month placement working in the broadcast industry.  

The 2010 round of applications just opened today. Deadline is 26 February 2010.

For more information, see:
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Grants/Science-Media-Studentships

Guest Blogger: The Wellcome Trust