Organization: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE
Mission: TO FOSTER THE DISSEMINATION OF ACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING SCIENCE THROUGH ALL MEDIA NORMALLY DEVOTED TO INFORMING THE PUBLIC.
Activities: MEMBER SERVICES - ORGANIZATION OFFERED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS, MULTIPLE FORMAL AND INFORMAL NETWORKING EVENTS, AND SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS TO ITS MEMBERS.
WEBSITE AND MAGAZINE - THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE WEBSITE THAT IS UPDATED FREQUENTLY WITH ITEMS RELEVANT TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE FIELD OF SCIENCE WRITING IN GENERAL. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRODUCES A BIANNUAL MAGAZINE SCIENCEWRITERS AND MONTHLY DIGITAL NEWSLETTER THAT CONNECTS MEMBERS WITH THE FIELD OF SCIENCE WRITING AND EACH OTHER.
GRANTS, AWARDS, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS - THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS TO WORKSHOPS FOR FREELANCE AND OTHER SCIENCE WRITERS AND STUDENTS IN GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS VARIOUS GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, OR GROUPS IN MATTERS RELEVANT TO THE FIELD OF SCIENCE WRITING AND ITS MEMBERS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Mutual & Membership Benefit