Fellowships: Graduate & Pre-Doctoral

The Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation provides one $5,000 grant to support travel, lodging, and incidental expenses for a flexible research period. Foundation Fellowships are offered for research related to the history of women to be conducted at the Center for the History of Medicine at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University in Boston, MA. Preference will be given to: projects that engage specifically with the history of women physicians, other health workers or medical scientists; those who are using collections from the Center’s Archives for Women in Medicine; and applicants who live beyond commuting distance of the Countway—however, all are encouraged to apply, including graduate students.

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 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. In collaboration with Neuffer’s family and friends, the IWMF started this program to honor Neuffer’s legacy while advancing her work in the fields of human rights and social justice.

Benefits

Neuffer Fellows receive a fixed monthly stipend to cover their living costs. The IWMF also arranges and covers the cost of housing in Cambridge and New York City for the fellow. The IWMF purchases round-trip economy airfare from the fellow’s place of residence to Washington, D.C., as well as transportation between the Fellowship cities. The fellow receives health insurance during the program. The Fellowship does not include a salary. For fellows residing outside of the United States, the Fellowship also covers the costs of applying for and obtaining a U.S. visa. The fellow is fully responsible for any additional incidental expenses and other costs.

Eligibility

The Neuffer Fellowship is open to women, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming journalists whose work focuses on human rights and social justice issues.

All applicants for the Neuffer Fellowship must be working journalists with at least three years of full-time, professional journalism experience. Internships and journalism-related work completed as a university student do not count as professional experience. Applicants may be staff or freelance journalists.

A premier, paid fellowship program for passionate young leaders who want to jump-start their public service careers. Every year, IGNITE recruits diverse and passionate leaders in communities across America and provides them with the resources, training, and networks to flex their political power and mobilize women on college campuses to become civically and politically engaged.

Benefits

• Access to elected leaders from across the country
• A robust network of peers across the country
• Training on the nuts and bolts of running for office
• Organizing fundamentals and how to advance their community through advocacy efforts
• Training on how to write or champion policy and legislative advocacy through women’s rights, voting rights, and civic engagement
• Training on promoting anti-racism and gender inclusivity
• A community where fellows can gather, chat and express their views on topics of their choosing
• Community building events with staff and fellows
• Opportunities to develop your marketing/communications skills and be featured on IGNITE’s social media.
• Opportunities to learn basic fundraising skills

Eligibility

IGNITE welcomes all women-identifying and non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experiences of young women.

IGNITE requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 within 6 weeks of their start date. IGNITE requires all staff to receive the most up to date booster shot.