SRL Health Video Fellowship application
You are invited to apply for the SRL Health Video Fellowship!

For the 2020-2021 school year, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs will offer fellowships to students across the country who have shown a passion and skill for communicating complex topics. During the three-month fellowship, fellows will propose, write, produce and edit a 3-5 minute explainer video on an important health or biomedical science topic, to be published online and shared with their schools.

The Fall 2020 three-month fellowship has begun. Applications are due SEPT 30 2020 for the winter fellowship (Dec 1, 2020 to Feb 28, 2021) and the spring fellowship (March 1 to May 31.)

Why explainer videos? More than half a billion viewers watch educational videos everyday, and channels like VSauce, PhysicsGirl, Vox and Kurzgesagt have pioneered an innovative way to inform young viewers. Fellows will combine published research, video interviews with experts, explanatory graphics and archival footage to create rich, compelling and clear videos explaining concepts ranging from sports medicine to Covid-19 to mental health.

The fellowship is open to SRL students and recent alumni, and can serve as students' work in their school's Lab. Fellows will mostly work individually with fellowship coordinator Eli Kintisch, a Youth Media Producer with SRL and creator of science videos for major explainer channels on YouTube. The fellowship will require 6 to 7 hours per week of student work for three months and will include a $250 stipend. Videos will be produced remotely unless pandemic risks diminish. Supported by the NIH, the project will include a research component to evaluate how the fellowship impacts learning.

FAQ here: http://tinyurl.com/y3r7rvxh

If you think this fellowship is right for you, we invite you to apply!

APPLICATIONS DUE OCTOBER 15, 2020.

Winter Fellowship: DEC 1 2020 to  FEB 28 2021.
Spring Fellowship: MARCH 1 2021 to MAY 31 2021.
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Which three-month fellowship(s) are you applying for? Select one or both. *
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In under 200 words, tell us about your skills and interests as an explainer and communicator. Include a link to any writing, media, or public speaking of yours in which you explained a complex topic, clarified a complicated idea, or unraveled an important but difficult concept. *
This fellowship will require four hours per week of your work in the first month, six hours per week in the second and seven hours per week in the third month. So time management is essential. How would you balance this time commitment with your expected schedule? *
What's the name and email of a teacher or mentor who can vouch for your ability to manage time, complete hard projects, and communicate well? *
The goal of the fellowship is to make videos that are as compelling as they are informative! Give a link to a YouTube, Instagram or TikTok video you like that effectively explains a complex or important concept (say, anything from dating to medicine or math.) Why do you admire it? *
An interest in science is a plus for this fellowship, but what's more important is curiosity. What topics in science or culture do you like to geek out about, and how do you indulge your interest? *
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