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
Think. Build. Heal. Tell the Story.
Update
A recently published Perspective in PNAS Nexus, led by Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem and co-authored by members of New Voices Cohort 3, explores how scientists, engineers, and health professionals can strengthen public trust in science through storytelling, community engagement, and human-centered communication. The authors highlight the importance of sharing the personal experiences, values, and motivations behind scientific work to help bridge the gap between research and society, making science more relatable, accessible, and impactful.
New Voices Program for Emerging STEM Leaders Announces 2026 Cohort
News Release
Twenty outstanding mid-career scientists, engineers, and medical professionals joins the National Academies’ New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a program that aims to expand the expertise engaged in National Academies work while developing a network of U.S. leaders to address national and global challenges. “Now more than ever, we need to nurture the next generation of talented American researchers, who are the future leaders of the U.S. science and innovation enterprise,” said NAS President Marcia McNutt.
