The Nova Media Fellowship program is currently accepting applications.
The Nova Fellowship supports outstanding print, digital, and/or broadcast journalists and nonprofit newsrooms who are reporting on the complex, intertwined factors that affect health and well-being. With funding support from the Nova Institute, Media Fellows are encouraged to pursue creative new directions and pursue stories that are timely, comprehensive, and impactful.
Nova Media Fellows have published their work in the New York Times, the Guardian, Science, Grist, Bloomberg, Eos, Knowable, Science Friday, and more.
In 2025-26, Nova will support four exemplary proposals exploring health, well-being, and our ability to flourish and live a fulfilling life. Media Fellows will each receive $60,000 disbursed over 12 months, with up to an additional $7,500 reimbursed for expenses such as travel and conference fees. Nova will cover all additional costs associated with attending Nova in-person meetings, workshops, or events. The fellowship does not fund enrollment for degree or non-degree study at academic institutions.
Nova will hold bi-monthly virtual check-ins with Media Fellows and expect Media Fellows to attend key in-person meetings, including one scheduled for October 12-15, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. Nova also encourages participation in monthly online Nova Scholars and Fellows meetings as well as other virtual Nova events, trainings, and professional development opportunities.
Media Fellows have full editorial control over their projects and conduct their work independently. Stories must be science-based and report accurately on pertinent ideas, questions, and debates. Nova embraces solutions-focused journalism while also seeking to combat mis- and dis-information. Media Fellows shall include crediting for Nova Institute for Health support in all published work related to the funded proposal. Media Fellows must also include their Nova affiliation in any additional stories published during the 12-month cohort period that are unrelated to the funded proposal.
For more information about the Nova Fellowship program, click here .
