The AGU Congressional Science Fellowship program places highly qualified and accomplished scientists, engineers, and other professionals in the office of an individual member of Congress or on a committee for a one-year assignment. The program allows our federal government to more effectively use scientific knowledge and provides sci...

The Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows program is a 10-week summer program that places science, engineering, and mathematics students at media organizations nationwide. Fellows use their academic training as they research, write, and report today’s headlines, sharpening their skills in communicating complex scientific issues ...

From 2012 to 2020, the AGU Presidential Citation for Science and Society honored individuals or institutions who worked to connect science to the broader public. Past honorees include the founders of Google Earth, science journalists, US representatives and senators, university faculty, and more.

AGU’s Local Science Partners program cements sciences’ place in decision-making and diversifies sciences’ Congressional champions by empowering selected AGU members to build trusting, long-lasting relationships with their federal legislators to advance the policy priorities of the AGU community.

Each year editors from each of AGU’s journals nominate exemplary reviewers to receive the Outstanding Reviewer Award for the work these reviewers have done providing in-depth evaluations of articles. These reviewers' contributions help raise the quality of submissions received from around the world, and their feedback makes for bette...

The Voices for Science program provides scientists interested in science communications and outreach with specialized training to hone their skills. Throughout the twelve-month program, participants work directly with AGU staff to conduct regular outreach activities with a variety of audiences in their local communities.