Applications for the 2026 EurekAlert! Travel Awards for International Science Reporters are now open to early-career science journalists and, for the first time, science journalism students from countries in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. See the application requirements and list of eligible countries here. 

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Two winners will be selected to receive travel funding from EurekAlert! to attend the 2027 AAAS Annual Meeting, taking place February 18-20, 2027 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The deadline for applications has been extended until May 24 at 11:59 U.S. Eastern Time. 

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