Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship providesan opportunity for a woman journalist working in the print, broadcastor Internet media to spend an academic year in a tailored program thatcombines access to MIT's Center for International Studies and otherBoston-area universities and two media companies, The Boston Globe and The New York Times.With this flexible structure, the fellow will have opportunities topursue academic research as well as hone her journalistic skillscovering topics related to human rights and social justice.

Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

Research

As a research associate in residence at the Center for International Studiesat the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge,Massachusetts, the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow will have access to a broadrange of courses, seminars, working groups and other programs at MITand several other area universities, including Harvard, Tufts andBoston University.  She will also be encouraged to present her work tofaculty and graduate students in open seminars.

Reporting

Depending on her qualifications and interests, the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow may spend time at The Boston Globe or The New York Times.The companies will provide access to their networks of U.S. print andbroadcast journalists and professional contacts, as well as theirBoston, New York, Washington, DC, and United Nations bureaus.

The fellowship will run from September-May. The first fellowship will begin in September 2005.

The fellow will also have a key role in the Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism, a program scheduled each May.

Applicants

A successful applicant will:

• be dedicated to a career in journalism in the print, broadcast or Internet media (freelancers are eligible to apply)
• be committed to coverage of human rights and social justice
• describe how the fellowship will be a transformative experience for her career
• have three or more years of journalism experience
• have excellent written and verbal English skills

Questions

Contact us at neuffer@iwmf.org.

URL link and Application: Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship for Woman Journalist