Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship Frequently Asked Questions
What is the goal of the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship?
Who is eligible to apply for the fellowship?
Where will the fellowship take place?
How many fellows will be selected?
How will the fellow be selected?
When will the selected fellow be notified?
When does the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship program begin?
What expenses will be covered by the fellowship?
Will family members be able to accompany the fellow?
What is the goal of the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship?
The goal of the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is to provide a woman journalist with a transformative experience that will impact her career by offering her the opportunity to conduct research at leading academic institutions and build journalistic skills.
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship and the related Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on Human Rights and Journalism seek to impact public awareness of human rights journalism by encouraging dialogue and discussion about critical human rights issues.
Who is eligible to apply for the fellowship?
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is open to women journalists around the world whose work focuses on human rights and social justice. Journalists working in the print, broadcast and Internet media, including freelancers, are eligible to apply.
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 program.
(For information on other journalism fellowships, see the International Center for Journalists’ listing of fellowships: http://www.icfj.org/fellship.html.)
Where will the fellowship take place?
Each fellowship will be tailored specifically to the recipient. Working with the IWMF, the fellow will design a program that will enable her to pursue academic research while improving her ability to cover human rights and social justice by increasing her journalistic skill.
The fellow will be based at the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts as a research associate during the research component of the fellowship. During the journalism portion of the fellowship, she may spend time at The Boston Globe or The New York Times, either in their home offices or in bureaus in Washington, D.C., or the United Nations.
How many fellows will be selected?
One journalist will be selected for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship each year.
How will the fellow be selected?
The fellow will be selected by a committee made up of family and friends of Elizabeth Neuffer and IWMF board members. Candidates will be judged on their completed applications, the caliber and promise of their work on human rights and social justice, and their personal statements explaining how the fellowship would be a transformative experience.
Finalists for the fellowship may be interviewed by the IWMF.
When will the selected fellow be notified?
All applicants will be notified about the committee’s selection by June.
When does the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship program begin?
The nine-month program will begin in September and end in May of the following year. The program will include both an orientation session at the start of the fellowship and a wrap-up at the end. The fellow must complete the entire program.
What expenses will be covered during the course of the fellowship?
A fixed stipend will be provided to cover lodging, meals and ground transportation during the fellowship. Round-trip economy airfare will be covered from the fellow's home country or city to Washington, D.C., and from Washington, D.C., to the fellowship city. The fellow will also receive health insurance during the program. The fellowship does not provide salary or honoraria.
For fellows from outside of the United States, the fellowship also covers the costs of applying for and obtaining a U.S. visa.
The fellow will be fully responsible for any additional incidental expenses and other costs.
Will family members be able to accompany the fellow?
Family members are welcomed to accompany the fellow; however, IWMF will not be responsible for any arrangements or expenses related to family members, including support of visa applications.
Application forms and all supporting materials can be downloaded from Elizabeth Neuffer IWMF Fund homepage .
(If you are unable to download the PDF or Word files on this site, please e-mail us at neuffer@iwmf.org).
Applications and supporting documents may be submitted by e-mail or by mail, either regular post or international courier, to:
Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship
International Women's Media Foundation
1625 K Street, NW, Suite 1275
Washington , D.C. 20006
USA
Completed applications must be received by the IWMF on or before April 1, 2008. Incomplete applications or applications received after the due date will not be considered.
Questions
Contact us at neuffer@iwmf.org.