Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship
Congressional Hunger Center
Pays you
$50,000 total
For 2026-27 the program described financial packages of 'no less than $50,000' over the fellowship. Components cited across sources include a living allowance, an end-of-service cash award, health insurance, relocation stipends, free housing in the host community during the field placement, and a housing stipend to offset DC costs during the policy placement. NOTE: older listings itemize a $14,500 living allowance plus a $3,500 end-of-service award and a $3,500 DC housing stipend, which does not reconcile with a $50,000 package unless the package value includes benefits — verify the current itemization with the Congressional Hunger Center.
An 11-month anti-hunger leadership fellowship combining a roughly five-to-six-month community field placement anywhere in the US with a policy placement in Washington DC. Fellows receive a living allowance, housing support, health insurance and an end-of-service award.
- Term
- 11 mo–11 mo
- Housing
- Provided
- Airfare
- Not covered
- Selectivity
- Highly competitive
- Citizenship
- Any citizenship
Deadlines
- 2027-28opensRolling / no fixed deadline
Congressional Hunger Center states applications for the 2027-28 class begin in Fall 2026. Exact opening date not published.
- 2027-28nationalRolling / no fixed deadline
2027-28 deadline not yet published. Recent cycles have closed in mid-January (the 2025 class deadline was 17 January 2025). Expect mid-January 2027; verify on hungercenter.org.
Verified 8/26/2026 · hungercenter.org