The annual National Fellowship is open to professional journalists who work for or contribute to print, broadcast, and online media outlets throughout the United States, including freelancers. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in health, social welfare, or child and family issues, broadly defined to include the health of communities. The National Fellowship annually offers five days of informative and stimulating discussions, plus reporting grants of $2,000-$10,000, engagement grants of up to $2,000, and six months of expert mentoring as Fellows work on ambitious explanatory or investigative projects.