AMS Mass Media Fellowship
The American Mathematical Society sponsors a Mass Media Fellow each summer through the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship program, which places science, mathematics, and engineering students in newsrooms nationwide.
Mass Media Fellows observe and participate in the process by which events and ideas become news, improve their ability to communicate about complex technical subjects, and increase their understanding of how information is effectively disseminated.
"The Mass Media Fellowship has allowed me to share the math I love with a wider audience than I could have imagined and it's made me a better mathematician along the way."Apply by Jan 1
Eligibility
- Applicants must be enrolled as upper-level undergraduates or graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, or within one year of completing such a program in mathematics, science, or engineering.
- Students in journalism or other non-technical communication fields are not eligible.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold visas that allow them to receive payment for summer work.
- Successful applicants attend an orientation at AAAS (early June) and a wrap-up session (mid-August).
International students studying in the U.S. may apply if their visa allows summer employment. Neither AMS nor AAAS can assist with visa matters.
Stipend & Program Specifics
Fellows receive a stipend of $10,000 for the summer, plus travel expenses to and from AAAS and their media outlet, to work ten weeks as reporters, researchers, or production assistants.
Applications for Summer 2026 are accepted October 1, 2025 through January 1, 2026.
Previous AMS Mass Media Fellows
- 2025: Emma Hasson, CUNY Graduate Center – Scientific American "My Journey into Math Journalism".
- 2024: Max Springer, University of Maryland – Scientific American. "The Curious Nature of Science Communication."
- 2023: Maxine Calle, University of Pennsylvania – The Conversation. "Bringing Math into The Conversation."
- 2022: Anuraag Bukkuri, University of Florida – Miami Herald. "Math and Writing: Two Sides of the Same Coin?"
- 2021: Tamar Lichter Blanks, Rutgers University – The Conversation. "My Summer at The Conversation."
- 2019: Leila Sloman, Stanford University – Scientific American. "My Summer as a Science Journalist."
- 2018: Yen Duong, University of Illinois at Chicago – Raleigh News & Observer. "Making an Impact."
- 2017: Benjamin Thompson, Boston University – Voice of America.
- 2016: Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Cornell University – NOVA (Infinite Series).
- 2015: Rachel Crowell, University of Missouri-Kansas City – Oregonian.
- 2009: Baldur Hedinsson, Boston University – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- 2007: Adriana Salerno, University of Texas at Austin – Voice of America. "My Summer at the Voice of America." Notices of the AMS, February 2008.
- 2006: Brie Finegold, University of California, Santa Barbara – Scientific American. "My Summer at Scientific American." Notices of the AMS, January 2007.
- 2005: Brent Deschamp, University of Wyoming – WOSU-AM, Columbus, OH. "My Summer at National Public Radio." Notices of the AMS, January 2006.
- 2004: Lisa DeKeukelaere, Brown University – Scientific American. "My Summer at Scientific American." Notices of the AMS, January 2005.
- 2003: Claudia Clark, Northeastern University – Voice of America. "A Summer at Voice of America." Notices of the AMS, April 2004.
- 2002: Kathy Paur, Harvard University – Chicago Tribune.
- 2001: Rafe Jones, Brown University – Discovery Channel Online. "A Summer at Discovery.com." Notices of the AMS, June/July 2002.
- 2000: Kathryn Leonard, Brown University – Popular Science. "A Summer at Popular Science Magazine." Notices of the AMS, September 2001.
Mary Ann Saadi, University of Rhode Island – Business Week.
- 1999: Brian Allen, Purdue University – TIME Magazine, Washington, DC bureau. "A Summer at Time Magazine." Notices of the AMS, October 2000.
- 1998: Edouard Servan-Schreiber, University of California, Berkeley – National Geographic Television, Washington, DC. Elizabeth Veomett, Oregon State University – Business Week, New York. "Experiences of AMS-AAAS Media Fellows." Liz Veomett and Ben Stein, Notices of the AMS, January 1998.
- 1997: Benjamin Stein, University of Massachusetts, Amherst – National Geographic Television, Washington, DC.
Several Mass Media Fellows contribute to the monthly Math in the Media Digests.
Contact
For additional information, please contact AMS Government Relations .