The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is calling for applications for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, which is open to full-time, part-time, or freelance women journalists working on human rights or social justice issues. Recipients spend nine months in an academic research programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (US). During that time, Neuffer Fellows may also work with the Boston Globe or The New York Times. The Neuffer Fellowship includes: housing; a stipend to cover meals, ground transportation, and other living expenses; and health insurance. It does not provide a salary or honorarium.

The fellowship is named for the 1998 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner and Boston Globe correspondent who was killed in Iraq in May 2003.

Applicants must have a minimum of three years of experience in journalism. Non-native English speakers must also have excellent written and verbal English skills in order to fully participate in and benefit from the programme. The fellowship will run from September 2010 - May 2011.

For application form and more information, please use: www.iwmf.org/categorydetail.aspx?c=neuffer

Applicants are selected from those who are dedicated to a career in journalism in print, broadcast, or online media and who show a strong commitment to sharing knowledge and skills with colleagues upon the completion of the fellowship. Applications should be submitted electronically when possible to neuffer@iwmf.org If it is not possible to submit an application electronically, it can be submitted by mail, either regular post or international courier, to the address below.

Contact
Lindsey Wray 
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship
1625 K Street NW, Suite 1275
Washington DC 20006 United States

Tel: 202 496 1992
eMail: LWray@iwmf.org  and neuffer@iwmf.org

Deadline: April 9, 2010