The Knight Emerging City Champions Studio will launch in Toronto in August 2025. The Studio is a 3-day program that includes city tours and meetings with grassroots community activists and emerging and emerged city leaders. Champions will be able to build relationships with alumni and peers and work through their project ideas with support and coaching from 8 80 Cities and civic tech leaders, Helpful Places.

For the rest of the fellowship year, there will be ongoing virtual learning labs and monthly meet-ups to support peer-to-peer learning and capacity building.