Nova Media Fellowship Program 2023 ($105,000 award) | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Nova Media Fellowship Program 2023. Details about the Program are given below.

Nova Media Fellowship Program 2023

About Nova Media Fellowship Program 2023

Acknowledging the need for better public understanding of the connections between the health of people, places, and the planet, we are adding Media Fellows to our Scholars and Fellows program.

We hope the Media Fellowship program will increase the number of print and online articles and posts as well as broadcasts that reflect a broad vision of health, are science-based, and accurately report on pertinent ideas, questions, and debates.

We seek to embrace solutions journalism, while at the same time combating dangerous mis- and dis-information, which has become a particularly acute problem in health and science communications.

We also want to disseminate innovative research and ideas, and evidence-based information, to many different audiences in understandable and engaging formats.

Program Details

The Nova Media Fellowship supports print, broadcast, and digital journalists proposing to immerse themselves in the health field and complete media projects for publication/dissemination that acknowledge and explore the many factors that promote well-being, prevent disease, contribute to healing, and increase an individual’s ability to flourish and live a fulfilling life.

At this time, the Media Fellowship is not inviting book proposals. The Media Fellowship program aims to give recipients the time, space, and resources to research, write, and speak about issues that validate and show the importance of an expansive health framework.

Media Fellowships are one year in duration and full-time, allowing recipients to undertake their projects in a comprehensive and creative manner.

The Nova Institute strongly prefers that Media Fellows take a leave of absence from any organization where they are currently employed during the fellowship period. Projects begin in fall 2023, no later than December 1; the exact start date is flexible to accommodate individual Fellows.

Eligibility

Ideal applicants are full-time journalists with established records of publication or broadcast in local, regional, or national markets or among targeted audiences or constituencies and have relevant full-time experience. For this inaugural year of the Media Fellowship program, we are accepting applications from U.S. based journalists only.

Society and the medical community has for far too long ignored systemic racism, economic injustice, and other factors that affect health and hurt marginalized groups. We believe that these voices must be heard and should be involved in our work, and we strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, or other members of other historically marginalized communities.

Nova Media Fellowship Program 2023 Application

Journalists interested in being considered for a Nova Media Fellowship should ensure they meet the eligibility criteria listed above and submit an application that consists of a written proposal, resumé, recommenders, and work samples, detailed here.

Applications should be emailed to mediafellowships@novainstituteforhealth.org no later than July 5, 2023.

Four to six finalists will be chosen from the pool of applicants, and we will request confidential letters from the three individuals each finalist has identified to serve as recommenders. A selection committee, comprising Nova Institute staff, Scholars and Fellows, Media Advisory Council members, and other media specialists, will interview each candidate. We will ask finalists to submit additional information or materials to respond to questions raised by their application or interview. The Nova Institute will then select two finalists to serve as our inaugural 2023 Media Fellows.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 14 June 2023.

Media Fellowship Announcement: April 12
Applications Due: July 5 (11:59 p.m. ET)
Notification for Finalist Applicants: July 24
Letters of Recommendations Due: August 9
Finalist Interviews: July 31-August 11
Notification for Selected Fellows: August 14
Scholars and Fellows Meeting (in-person): October 15-17
Fellowship Term Begins:  Fall 2023 (Before Dec 1)

Open this link for more details about the Nova Media Fellowship Program 2023.

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