TMN LAUNCHES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Organizations can activate real world learning by sponsoring Creators
A TMN creator interviewing Carlos A. Gutiérrez, co-founding executive director of Cinema Tropical, reporting from SXSW. Photo Pablo Herrera / TMN®
Teens Media Network is opening a sponsorship pathway for organizations to fund direct participation in the TMN® Creator Media Program.
The TMN® Creator Fellowship Program enables organizations to support the professional development of emerging creators through structured training, editorial mentorship, and real world cultural media assignments. The Fellowship provides a direct mechanism to invest in talent development while generating measurable impact.
How the TMN Creator Fellowship Program works
The Fellowship gives communities access to professional development in real world cultural media.
Participants receive foundational media training, 1:1 editorial mentorship, real world cultural assignments, and published professional work. Their work is published through TMN, contributing to their professional portfolio and long term development.
What the Fellowship brings to partner organizations
The Fellowship develops talent aligned with organizational missions.
Organizations gain priority access to trained creators and are visibly associated with the program across TMN platforms, reaching bilingual English Spanish audiences in the United States, Latin America, and Spain.
The Fellowship delivers measurable outcomes and establishes a talent pipeline across photography, content creation, editorial writing, journalism, and publication.
By sponsoring a Fellow, partners invest in talent that strengthens their own cultural and media initiatives.
How participants are selected
Participants may be selected through candidates provided by partner organizations or through an open call managed by TMN, aligned with organizational priorities and intended outcomes.
This flexible structure allows organizations to support individuals directly connected to their communities or to enable broader access through TMN selection processes.
A structured pathway to activate real world learning
The TMN® Creator Fellowship Program establishes a formal pathway for organizations to sponsor participation and support creator development through structured real world learning, connecting education, mentorship, and professional publication within a single framework.