Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) is currently accepting application for its Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About CASW Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award
The Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award honors exceptional early-career science journalists who demonstrate excellence in clear, engaging, non-technical science reporting.The award encourages young writers to communicate complex scientific topics effectively to general audiences across multiple media formats.
Benefits of CASW Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award
- The 2026 winner will receive $1,000 and a certificate.
CASW Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award Requirements
- Applicants: Applicants must be age 30 or younger. The 2026 award will be limited to those applicants whose 31st birthday is July 1, 2026 or later. Both freelancers and staff writers are eligible.
- Who can submit: Applications may be submitted by the author or on the author’s behalf.
- Submitted works: Applicants may submit a single article or series, or up to four individual pieces. Articles must be published between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026, but an entire series will be accepted if most parts are published between those dates.
- The award is limited to non-technical, print and online journalism in any format. Articles, videos, and audio published in newspapers (including college newspapers), magazines, newsletters, and websites or via broadcast are eligible.
- Books, as well as technical articles in scholarly journals and trade association publications, are not eligible; however, science news articles that are geared toward general audiences would be eligible, even if they are published by associations or societies. Examples of such publications include Science, IEEE Spectrum, C&EN and Science News.
- Entries may be submitted from outside the United States; however, all entries must be submitted in English.
- Judges consider only the candidate’s submitted work when making their selection. No other materials, such as recommendations or resumes, may be submitted.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
30 June, 2026
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