Society, Justice & Human Rights: Criminal Justice, Policing & Guns; Education; Poverty, Inequality & Social Mobility; Society & Culture; Work & Care

Science, Technology & Innovation: Cities; Environment, Climate Change & Energy; Health & Medicine; Privacy, Data, Algorithms & Cybersecurity; Science & Technology; Thinking, Innovation & Entrepreneurship 

Foreign Policy: Foreign Affairs; Immigration & Migration; War, Security & Terrorism

Domestic Policy: Business, Labor & Trade; Economy & Finance; Populism & Democracy; U.S. Military & Intelligence; U.S. Politics & Public Policy/Trump

Identity: Gender, Sexual Preference & Identity; Race, Ethnicity & Identity; Religion

Journalism (study of)

Note: For any given class year, candidates submit their application in early February of the previous year, i.e. the Class of 2023 National Fellows submitted their application on February 1, 2022.