Fellowships

Apply for 2020 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 27, 2020 ― Print, broadcast and online women journalists who focus on human rights and social justice can apply for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship.

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship gives academic and professional opportunities to women journalists committed to human rights and social justice reporting all over the world.

During this fellowship, the selected journalist will have the chance to complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for International Studies and to participate in internships with The Boston Globe and The New York Times.

The Neuffer Fellowship is open to women-identifying and non-binary journalists whose work focuses on human rights and social justice issues.

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All applicants for the Neuffer Fellowship must be working journalists with at least three years of full-time, professional journalism experience.

Internships and journalism-related work completed as a university student do not count as professional experience.

Applicants may be affiliated or freelance journalists.

Journalists from any country around the world are eligible to apply.

However, applicants must speak, read and write English fluently in order to fully participate in and benefit from the Fellowship.

Applications must be completed before February 27, 2020 at 11:59 PM EST.

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