DEADLINE: Nova Institute for Health’s Media Fellowship

The Nova Institute for Health’s new Media Fellowship program aims to increase public understanding of the complex, intertwined connections between the health of people, places, and the planet. The Media Fellowship supports print, broadcast, and digital journalists who wish to immerse themselves in the health field and complete media projects for publication/dissemination that 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.

The program’s goals include increasing media coverage that reflects a broad vision of health; is science-based and accurately reports on pertinent ideas, questions, and debates; and embraces solutions journalism and combats mis- and dis-information. It also aims to disseminate innovative research and ideas, and evidence-based information, to different audiences in understandable and engaging ways.

We encourage projects that recognize and/or examine political, historical, and social dynamics that have led to health inequities, as well as projects that take a transdisciplinary and inter-sectoral approach. Media Fellows become part of the Nova Scholars and Fellows community and receive special training.

Ideal applicants are full-time journalists with established records of publication or broadcast in local, regional, or national markets or among targeted audiences/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.

Media Fellowships are one year in duration and full-time, allowing recipients to undertake their projects in a comprehensive and creative manner. Media Fellows receive an award of $105,000 over 12 months and is all-inclusive. The award is intended to support a fellow’s living expenses, project-related expenses, travel, conference fees, health insurance, etc.

Proposals are due July 5, 2023, and projects begin in Fall 2023, no later than December 1.

Learn more and apply here.