Media Impact Academy Cohort 1 students in studio
Applications close December 18

Media Impact Academy

Real skills in personal finance, project management, and content creation. Up to $205 in incentives while you learn. Move at your own pace.

Tu voz. Tu historia. Tu impacto.

What is Media Impact Academy overview
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What is Media Impact Academy?

Media Impact Academy is a program for 500 young people across the U.S. You will learn to manage your money, run a project from idea to launch, and create content that moves your community. Everything happens on your phone, and you move at your own pace.

Personal Finance
Project Management
Content Creation

What you get

Up to $205
in financial incentives while you complete the program
$1,000 grant
a shot at funding your own community impact project
Practical training
in finance, project management, and content creation
A national cohort
of 500 young changemakers across the country
No degree required to join Media Impact Academy

What our youth leaders made

The Mirror Generation documentary
AAD Initiative

The Mirror Generation

A documentary follow-up to AAD's Teens4LA work. Students from communities hit by the Los Angeles wildfires tell their own stories, in their own words.

The Purple Pill Project — youth AI safety series
AAD Initiative

Purple Pill Project: AI Safety Shorts

A student-produced vertical series on staying safe and smart with AI, created through AAD's Purple Pill Project.

Media Impact Academy Cohort 1 in studio

Brought to you by

Univision Foundation logoGlobal Changemakers logoAnother Awesome Day logo

Your story is worth telling. Start here.

Move at your own pace. Applications close December 18.

Media Impact Academy
Applications close Dec 18