Admissions

The Santa Cruz science writing program welcomes applications from students who are passionate about science and storytelling. Our students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and come together to form strong, supportive cohorts that sustain them in lifelong science communication careers. We are unique, in that we require our students to have prior training in science. That training may come in the form of a degree in science, such as a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree, or it may come in the form or prior research, advocacy or communication work in science, health, technology and allied fields.

We enroll 10 students annually. If you wish to learn more about applying, click here. You can also learn more about our program by watching the introductory video below. Our next program information session will be in October 2025 (TBD). Please reach out to Colt Hangen, cjhangen@ucsc.edu, if you would like to be added to the invitation list or if you would like to have viewing access to our October 9, 2024 info session.