New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is a cohort-based leadership program that promotes collaboration among outstanding mid-career scientists, engineers, and medical professionals during a two-year term of service. The program aims to expand the expertise engaged in the convening and advisory functions of the National Academies while building a network of emerging U.S. leaders to address national and global challenges.
Applications open
July 7 – September 3, 2025 11:59 PM
Under review
September 5 – November 30, 2025
Recipient announcements
December 1, 2025
News and updates
New Voices Member Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Update
Congratulations to Meghan Brooks Lane-Fall, New Voices Cohort 2021-2023 member on her election to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). 90 regular members and 10 international members were elected during the NAM’s 2026 annual meeting. Election to the NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
National Academies Partners with Vanderbilt University on Energy Issues Symposium
Program News
Earlier this month, the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy, and Climate held its annual symposium in partnership with the National Academies’ New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The event explored sustainable energy technologies and integrating energy sources across multiple scales.
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Statement of Task
Created in 2018, New Voices is an ongoing program that has engaged interdisciplinary, forward-looking cohorts of outstanding mid-career SEM leaders in the sciences, engineering, and medicine and/or demonstrated interest or experience in science communication, international scientific collaboration, and science policy. The program provides members with an opportunity to think collectively beyond their institutional and geographic boundaries to identify and address issues of pressing concern for the nation.
New Voices members are selected through a merit-based, open competition. Each cohort of approximately 20 members serves a two-year term before transitioning to active alumni status. Cohort members meet via Zoom each month and convene in person twice a year for a two-day meeting. Cohorts also produce webinars and other public events as part of their service, based on the availability of funds. They are supported by National Academies staff, with guidance from an Advisory Committee of senior experts dedicated to the New Voices mission.
The goals of the New Voices program are to:
- Contribute to the National Academies' consensus work and convening activities by identifying individuals who might serve as potential members of these activities and/or participate in these activities;
- Develop the capacity of mid-career leaders to serve their communities and contribute to science policy discussions;
- Identify new issues for National Academies' discussions through working group activities and biannual meetings;
- Connect a broad network of emerging U.S. leaders in the sciences, engineering, and medicine to more effectively engage with the public; and
- Promote international collaboration through involvement of New Voices members in important international conferences.
Discover how emerging STEM leaders are shaping the future—watch this inspiring video to hear participants share their journeys of leadership, collaboration, and impact. See how the New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine initiative fosters innovation and cross-disciplinary problem-solving to drive real change within and beyond their fields.
Contributors
Sponsors
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
National Academy of Sciences Kobelt Fund
The Rutter Foundation
The Shu and KC Chien Endowment
Staff
Alison Boland-Reeves
Lead
Brittani Shorter
Major units and sub-units
Organizational Initiatives
Lead
Office of International Networks, Cooperation, and Security
Collaborator
Office of Fellowships
Lead
Past events