$5,000 Trusted Creator Fellowship

News Creator Corps, a project of the Good Information Foundation, runs a fully virtual fellowship that trains independent digital creators in journalism skills so they can inform their communities more reliably. Fellows meet weekly on Zoom over roughly eight weeks and receive a stipend once they finish the program. This is the Winter 2027 cohort.

What you get:

• A $5,000 stipend, paid to creators who complete the program
• Weekly virtual training in fact-checking, sourcing, interviewing and research
• A Discord community with the cohort, trainers, staff and alumni
• An invitation to join the Collective, the alumni network, after graduating
• Possible additional compensation through paid creator programs

What you'll do:

• Meet weekly on Zoom with the cohort, approximately January 25 to March 19, 2027
• Apply fact-checking, sourcing and interviewing lessons on your own channels
• Take part in a Discord community with trainers, staff and alumni

Key dates:

• Applications due 11:59 p.m. ET on November 13, 2026
• Applicants notified by January 13
• Cohort meets weekly on Zoom approximately January 25 to March 19, 2027

More information:

• Questions: creatorprogram@newscreatorcorps.org

• An engaged following on at least one digital platform (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Substack and similar)
• A focus on informing or connecting a specific community
• Open to creators without a journalism background; full-time college students may apply
• Not open to trained journalists, including independent reporters