THE International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)  is accepting applications for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, named for the 1998 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner and Boston Globe correspondent.

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship provides academic and professional opportunities to advance the reporting skills of women and nonbinary journalists who focus on human rights and social justice.

The offer is open to print, broadcast and online women journalists who focus on human rights and social justice. Selected journalists are to spend six months in the programme with access to MIT’s Center for International Studies and media outlets like The Boston and The New York Times.

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Applicants must have a minimum of three years experience in journalism and must also have excellent written and verbal English skills in order to fully participate in and benefit from the programme.

Participants will be provided with stipend and other expenses, including airfare, housing and health insurance. Deadline for application is April 21. Interested persons can apply here.