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.
Rethinking Researcher Assessment and Incentives at U.S. Academic Institutions: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Proceedings
·2026
While current assessments of researcher output and productivity at U.S. academic institutions capture important dimensions of scholarly activity, many evaluation rubrics rely heavily on traditional indicators of success, such as grant funding, publication counts, and citation metrics. The National A...
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New Voices Cohort 4 - Working Group Descriptions
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