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IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer
Human Rights Journalism Fellowship
The International Women's Media
Foundation (IWMF) is calling for applications for the Elizabeth Neuffer
Fellowship, named after the 1998 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner
and Boston Globe correspondent who was killed in Iraq in May 2003.
The Fellowship is open to women
journalists whose focus is human rights and social justice. A successful
applicant will be dedicated to a career in journalism in print, broadcast
or Internet media and will show a strong commitment to sharing knowledge
and skills with colleagues upon the completion of the fellowship.
Excellent written and spoken English skills are required. Expenses,
including air fare and housing, will be covered.
Applications will be accepted until March
31, 2006 and winner will be announced in May 2006 while the fellowship
will run from September 2006 – May 2007.
The programme aims to perpetuate
Elizabeth Neuffer’s memory and advance her life's mission of promoting
international understanding of human rights and social justice.
One woman journalist will be selected to
spend an academic year in a tailored programme with access to Boston-area
universities as well as The Boston Globe and The New York Times.
The flexible structure of the programme
will provide the fellow with opportunities to pursue academic research and
hone her reporting skills covering topics related to human rights.
The fellow will also have a key role in
the Elizabeth Neuffer Forum, an annual program to be scheduled each May.
The International Women's Media
Foundation was launched in 1990 with a mission to strengthen the role of
women in the news media worldwide, based on the belief that no press is
truly free unless women share an equal voice. The IWMF network is more
than 1,500 women in the media in more than 130 countries worldwide.
For further information, please visit
www.iwmf.org/programs/8605 or e-mail
neuffer@iwmf.org.
Applications are available at
www.iwmf.org/programs/neuffer/application_brochure.doc. |
