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Fellowships are intended to provide gifted and skilled people the opportunity to work with as much creative freedom as possible.

They are not available to support training or immediate postgraduate work.

Fellowships last for between six and twelve months ( occasionally longer ).

The average award amount in 2003 was US $ 36, 000 to 221 fellows.

The Foundation supports only individuals.

It does not make grants to institutions or organizations.

According to Foundation president Edward Hirsch, between 1925 and 2005 the Foundation granted close to $ 240 million in Fellowships to more than 15, 500 individuals.

The Foundation selects its Fellows on the basis of two separate competitions, one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Competitors submit applications to one of the two Committees of Selection, consisting of about six distinguished scholars or artists.