Thiel Fellowship

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Thiel Fellowship

Type	Fellowship
Funded by	Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation
Leadership	Alex Handy
Amount	US$100,000
Frequency of selection	Annual
Number of recipients	20–25 per year
Website	thielfellowship.org

The Thiel Fellowship (originally named 20 under 20) is a fellowship created by billionaire Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation. The fellowship is intended for students aged 22 or younger and offers them a total of $100,000 over two years, as well as guidance and other resources, to drop out of school and pursue other work, which could involve scientific research, creating a startup, or working on a social movement. Selection for the fellowship is through a competitive annual process, with about 20–25 fellows selected annually.