Journalists who are citizens or legal residents of the United States, Romania or Colombia can apply for a fellowship.

The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism provide stipends to journalists to report on topics related to mental health or mental illnesses.

Applicants must have least three years of professional journalism experience.

Each fellow is awarded a US$10,000 stipend, along with two required expense-paid trips to the Carter Center in September 2013 and September 2014 to meet with program staff and advisers.

U.S. journalists should apply online through the Carter Center website. For more information on how to apply, click here. The deadline for U.S. applications is April 15.

Romanian and Colombian journalists must apply through the respective partner organizations, which have their own application deadlines and processes. For more information on applying for the Romanian or Colombian fellowships, please click here.