AMS Mass Media Fellowship

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) sponsors a Mass Media Fellow each summer through the Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship program organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The fellowship program places science students and postdoctoral trainees in newsrooms to work as reporters, editors and production assistants. This program is designed to improve public understanding of science and technology by placing advanced science, mathematics and engineering students in newsrooms nationwide.

Applicants must be a) enrolled as students (upper level undergraduate or graduate); b) be a postdoctoral trainee; or c) apply within one year of the completion of a) or b). Applicants must be in the life, physical, health, engineering, computer or social sciences or mathematics and related fields with outstanding written and oral communication skills and a strong interest in learning about the media. In its 50 year history, the program has supported nearly 900 fellows.

I believe that mathematical literacy, and scientific literacy more generally, should never be a barrier to opportunity. As an AMS-AAAS Mass Media Fellow, I got to help bridge the gap between academics and the public and create an environment where science can be accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
Maxine Calle, AMS Mass Media Fellow 2023

 
Fellows receive a stipend of US$10,000 for the summer, plus travel expenses to and from AAAS and media outlets, to work for ten weeks during the summer months as reporters, researchers, and production assistants in media organizations. They observe and participate in the process by which events and ideas become news, improve their ability to communicate about complex technical subjects in a manner understandable to the public, and increase their understanding of editorial decision making and of how information is effectively disseminated.

Applications for Summer 2026 will open October 1, 2025. 

 

 

Previous AMS Mass Media Fellows

Several Mass Media Fellows contribute summaries of media coverage of mathematics in the monthly Math in the Media Digests.

For more information, contact AMS Government Relations