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2025 New Media Course: Final Projects View the content created by the 2025 cohort, and then vote for your favorite in our poll at the end!

Our inaugural New Media Course participants have been hard at work communicating their science in original social media communications, and now you can vote for your favorite. Visit this link scopepolicy.org/nmc2025-fina... to cast your vote!

#newmedia #vote #scicomm #scipol #scopepolicy

SCOPE’s summer course “Engaging with Science Policy Through Traditional and New Media” is in full swing! Meet our cohort at scopepolicy.org/2025-new-med..., and stay tuned for the opportunity to vote on content created by the participants
#scopepolicy #newmedia #scicomm

🌍 Are you in the geosciences and curious about science policy? @agu.org’s Geosciences Congressional Visits Day is a fantastic entry point—and applications are now open for the 2025 program, September 9–10 in Washington, D.C.
🔗 Learn more here:
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#SciencePolicy #SCOPE

"🚨Fellowship Opportunity🚨
Interested in health and health policy? Applications for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program will open on Aug 1. This is a fantastic opportunity to serve as an advisor to federal health policy decision-makers." healthpolicyfellows.org

"🚨Fellowship Opportunity🚨
Calling all STEM PhD/MD students and postdocs interested in science policy training: check out the Christine Mirzayan S&T Policy Graduate Fellowship Program. Info session on Jul 16; applications close Aug 20" Learn more at mirzayanfellow.nas.edu. @nationalacademies.org

The ‪@nationalacademies.org is hosting a summit on July 22-23 to reimagine STEMM graduate education and postdoctoral career development. Register for free at this link: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44967_...

🚨Fellowship Opportunity🚨
Applications are closing soon (Jul 14) for the @faseborg.bsky.social Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellowship, a great opportunity to gain skills in science policy, advocacy, communication, and leadership. www.faseb.org/professional...

Join the AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships (STPF) on June 24 at 1 p.m. ET for their first installment in a series of live chats with fellows! go.stpf-aaas.org/2025-June-Li...

Introducing the ✨Inaugural New Media Training Course 2025 Cohort✨
Follow along to see how these individuals develop content for engaging science communication. For future course iterations and other training opportunities, check out our homepage. #scopenewmedia #scicomm #scipolicy

🔔 Final reminder! Applications closing today for our FREE course. You'll hear from expert speakers across science, journalism, and digital media, gain hands-on skills, and build a peer network passionate about public engagement. Apply at scopepolicy.org/new-media-co...

The deadline to join SCOPE’s free science communication course is closing on May 10th. Hone your skills in New Media storytelling with our FREE 10-week course. Apply at scopepolicy.org/new-media-co...

Apply by May 10th. Why should you take this course?
This course will empower participants to communicate effectively and responsibly, bridging the gap between scientific communities and the public amid evolving media and political landscapes.
Apply at scopepolicy.org/new-media-co...

Only a few days left to apply for SCOPE’s FREE New Media Course. Create podcasts, videos & infographics that can engage a wide audience. Don’t miss out. Learn more at: scopepolicy.org/new-media-co...

Learn to turn complex research into engaging podcasts, videos & infographics in SCOPE’s FREE 10-week New Media Course! Limited spots—apply now!
🔗https://scopepolicy.org/new-media-course/

SCOPE is launching a free, online course about communicating science over new media! Learn from experts and help shape public discourse on social media. Applications opening soon at www.scopepolicy.org!
#sciencecomm #sciencepolicy #newmedia

Sharing Stories of Science through Letters to the Editor The Union of Concerned Scientists invites scientists and experts to a science advocacy training webinar on writing letters to the editor to inform and influence different audiences about the impacts o...

Check out this new opportunity with @ucsusa.bsky.social.
The Union of Concerned Scientists invites scientists and experts to a science advocacy training webinar on writing letters to the editor to inform science policies. RSVP here secure.ucs.org/a/2025-4-17-...

Courses & Training • Association of Science Communicators Register for ASC's Science Communication Courses & Training Opportunities and increase your professional knowledge & skills!

Discover Exciting Opportunities with @sciencetalkorg.bsky.social
Looking to sharpen your science communication skills? Whether you're new to science communication or looking to refine your approach, check out their latest courses at www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/courses-trai....

Check out this upcoming webinar by @theAGU
An impactful session on how scientists can advocate for science at the national level. April 9th. Register here:
www.agu.org/events/webin...?

Cuts to federal science funding put critical research at risk. Learn how to advocate for science at www.researchamerica.org/advocacy-tools and check out www.killthecuts.org upcoming national day of action.

Holding Congress Accountable: How to Ask Tough Questions at Town Halls The Union of Concerned Scientists invites scientists and experts to a training webinar on

It’s town hall season! Learn everything you need to know about participating in your local town halls by joining @ucsusa.bsky.social’s upcoming training, Tuesday, April 8, 8:00p.m. ET. RSVP: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-4-8-t...

Join Yale CCCH for their final #ClimateChangeandHealth Seminar on April 7 at 12pm ET! Jane Gilbert, Chief Heat Officer for Miami-Dade County in Florida, will be a featured speaker.
Register here: bit.ly/GilbertSeminar2025

Sharing this event organized by My Climate Story project, the @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social, the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, & the Media, and the High Meadows Environmental Institute for a free, live, online, two-hour storytellers’ summit. Register here princeton.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Understanding the media: A starter guide for scientists - SciLine

March 4 (3-4 p.m. ET): Our next FREE "Understanding the media" course for scientists is open for registration. This course is designed for media-curious scientists interested in, but perhaps wary of, dipping their toes into the world of media engagement. bit.ly/3CPHKGd

Two funding opportunities with @danafoundation.bsky.social for trainees interested in neuroscience and society. Applications are open through March 14, 2025. Learn more and apply:

Professional Development Awards: on.dana.org/professional...

Trainee Research Awards: on.dana.org/trainee-rese...

If you want to learn more about @standupforscience.bsky.social, check out this article interviewing the lead organizers, including our own @emmalovesscience.bsky.social

It provides training in health policy, systems change, crafting actionable research questions to address health inequities, and offers mentorship and career coaching. Apply by March 11, 3:00 PM.

Health Policy Research Scholars HPRS is a four-year national leadership development program for full-time doctoral students from a wide range of nonclinical, research-focused disciplines in which policy is a key lever for change.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars @hprscholars.bsky.social is a four-year leadership program for doctoral students in research-focused disciplines where policy drives change. Details at:
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...

Protecting Scientists Engaging in Advocacy The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a webinar to help scientists and experts understand their first amendment rights, enhance their digital privacy, and navigate the risks involved in eng...

Check out this upcoming training by @ucsusa.bsky.social
Protecting Scientists Engaging in Advocacy secure.ucsusa.org/a/2025-02-26...
Stay tuned for our own upcoming classes with #SCOPEpolicy

Come find us at @aaas.org Annual Meeting in Boston to learn about upcoming events and how to engage with SCOPE.
#aaasmtg #scopepolicy #sciencepolicy #scienceadvocacy #aaas

SCOPE is a peer-led community that aims to develop the next generation of policy-aware scientists by creating opportunities to learn, lead, and engage in science-informed policymaking.

We are a group of early-career scientists aiming to break down barriers between scientists and science policy. Learn more at our link in bio. #SciencePolicy #scicomm