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Fellowship and Mentorship Programs Now Accepting Applications

The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is accepting fellow and mentee applications for the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a virtual program open to candidates across the globe.

Please visit the respective mentorship and fellowship program tabs on this website for information about how to apply.

Call for Board Members to Challenge Misogyny and Support Researchers

The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is seeking applicants to join our board of directors. We are a small, primarily volunteer 501c3 nonprofit organization incorporated in the US that creates significant impact through our network of dozens of fellows and mentees based globally. 

IRMS has recently made the shift from a working board to a governing board focused on strategy, fundraising, finances, legal, and risk management. Our first strategic planning process is underway to be completed this fall, and we are looking for board members who are doers and eager to help actualize this strategic plan.

While not a full working board, we are still a small organization with a single staff member, so we also encourage board candidates who are interested in supporting certain key operational aspects, such as accounting, grant-writing, and communications. This support falls under the board committees and helps us to stretch our limited resources as we build toward a more sustainable institution.

We are seeking English-speaking individuals across the globe who are passionate about our mission. We believe a diverse board is a better board; we encourage applicants from historically and systemically marginalized backgrounds and communities to apply, especially women of color and trans women. 

We are particularly interested in candidates to support the following areas:

  • Fundraising

  • Communications

  • Legal

  • Finance

  • Board recruitment and development

  • Risk management

Board members typically spend 5-8 hours per month on board commitments, including preparing for and attending quarterly virtual board meetings and monthly committee meetings, and collaborating to ensure the sustainability and success of IRMS. Board members are elected annually in September and serve a two-year term starting in October.

Please submit your application here no later than June 1, 2026.

Internships

The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is currently accepting applications for remote interns with a strong interest in challenging male supremacist and misogynist mobilizations for summer 2026. Volunteers may provide support in a variety of areas as needs arise, including website, social media, graphic design, editing/copyediting, fundraising, and other tasks. This is a paid internship role funded at $15 USD / hour for 5-10 hours/week. Work is primarily done asynchronously, using email and Slack, with occasional Zoom meetings.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to contact@theirms.org with the subject line “Intern Application [Your Name].” Please indicate your available start and end dates, and number of hours that you are available.

Full-Time Internships for Cooke Scholar Stipend Recipients

IRMS is pleased to once again be a host for Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholars summer internships. This is a full-time internship (35 hours per week for at least eight-weeks) that is not paid by IRMS but through the stipend available to Cooke Scholars. Applications must be submitted to IRMS no later than April 1 in order for us to make an internship decision before the Cooke Scholars stipend application deadline of April 16, 2026. Please follow the internship applications above, stating clearly in your cover letter that you will be applying for the Cooke Scholars stipend to support your internship. Accepted applicants to the IRMS internship program then will need to apply to the Cooke Scholars stipend separately with IRMS’s endorsement.

Want to contribute to IRMS in another way?

We also accept volunteers to support our small organization in challenging misogyny — email with “Volunteer Application” in the subject line.