Female journalists can apply for Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 25, 2021 — The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is now open to women-identifying and non-binary journalists whose work focuses on human rights and social justice issues.

Since 2005, the IWMF has selected one Neuffer Fellow each year to complete a seven-month Fellowship focused on human rights and social justice issues.

The Fellowship is a unique, transformative learning opportunity open to women journalists from every country around the world.

The Fellowship was created in memory of The Boston Globe correspondent and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award (1998) winner Elizabeth Neuffer, who died while reporting in Iraq on May 9, 2003.

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

Applicants must be able to speak, read, and write English fluently.

Neuffer Fellows receive a fixed monthly stipend to cover their living costs.

The deadline for applications is February 25, 2021.

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