Deadline: July 20, 2025
Applications are open for the IWMF Lauren Brown Fellowship 2025. The Lauren Brown Fellowship was created in memory of Lauren Alix Brown, a founding editor at Quartz Media who died in 2019 at the age of 37. As director of special projects, she oversaw some of Quartz’s most ambitious journalism, and championed writing from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.
Lauren advanced an organizational and editorial commitment to gender equality and mentored most of the young journalists who came through Quartz, and many of the veterans as well. Lauren’s practice of digital journalism, as an editor and writer herself, was ahead of its time, and has been deeply influential. Among other things, she identified how the digital forces wracking traditional journalism could be harnessed to expose readers to people whose voices were traditionally overlooked.
The Lauren Brown Fellowship, created by her colleagues, family, friends, and peers, in partnership with the IWMF, aims to extend her impact for many years to come by supporting the work of talented women and nonbinary journalists.
Grants will support:
- Reporting that exposes under-reported and critical issues.
- Ambitious projects that challenge under-reported media narratives.
- Professional development to build field-based expertise and strengthen careers.
- Skills training and leadership opportunities.
Grant
- Grants of up to $2,000 will be awarded to support reporting projects or professional development opportunities, through a competitive application process.
Eligibility
- Journalists must be based in the U.S.
- The fellowship will fund projects proposed by women and nonbinary journalists from underrepresented backgrounds.
Application
The application deadline is Sunday, July 20 at 11:59 PM EST. The IWMF and Quartz committee expect to announce grant recipients by end of August.
For more information, visit Lauren Brown Fellowship.
