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New America Fellows

The New America Fellows Program supports thinkers, creators, and storytellers whose work shapes public conversation on the defining issues of our time. Each year, we select a diverse group of writers, journalists, filmmakers, and innovators who pursue ambitious investigative projects that bridge storytelling with research and lived experience.

Through unrestricted funding, a supportive community, and increased visibility, New America Fellows bring big, bold ideas to life—through books, films, longform articles, podcasts, and other creative nonfiction narrative forms.

Since New America’s founding in 1999, the Fellows Program has awarded nearly 300 fellowships to talented journalists, scholars, filmmakers, policy analysts, and others pursuing creative and public-minded projects.

Our program has supported incredible work and helped to launch dozens of careers. Among other projects, our fellowship has supported and enabled the publication of more than 150 books, including nearly 80 by first-time authors. Several of our New America Fellows have become New York Times bestsellers or have gone on to win or be finalists for the Pulitzer Prizes, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Our robust alumni roster is featured on this page, organized below by Fellowship year.

Named Fellows, 2016-2025 Classes

The Fellows Program is grateful to our program supporters who make this work possible. You can view our donor-named Fellows here.

Emerson Collective Fellows
ASU Future of War/Future Security Fellows
New Arizona/ASU Media Enterprise Fellows
11th Hour Fellows
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Fellows

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