The aim is to provide journalists with a highly flexible range of opportunities to pursue individual projects combined with group briefings and sitevisits on a wide range of health and social policy issues. Travel for research purposes is also available. Applications need to be submitted by March 9, 2001. There is no fellowship program application form. A national advisory committee makes the final selection of fellows, and helps in shaping and enhancing their fellowship experience, and in developing the fellowship program to its full potential.
Most fellows work from home.
There is no obligation to pursue academic coursework, although that is an option. Since each fellow pursues their own individual projects, their fellowship experience varies widely. Fellows meet at regular intervals during the year and participate in a series of program seminars and group sitevisits . These vary widely in focus, location, and the range of participants. Selection is based both on the fellow's potential to benefit from the program and to contribute to health journalism, and on their project proposal.