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from the Thiel Foundation:
We’d like to tell you about the 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellowship, a
no-strings-attached grant of $100,000 that lets extraordinary young
adults skip college and focus on their work, their research, and their
self-education. We are delighted to announce that our friends at the
Thiel Foundation are now accepting applications for the 2012 class of
Fellows.
The future will not take care of itself. Global prosperity is not
inevitable. The world will only get better if visionary people are
creative and relentless about solving hard problems.
The 2011 class of Thiel Fellows includes 24 people who are tackling
breakthroughs in hardware and robotics, making energy plentiful, making
markets more effective, challenging the notion that there is only one
way to get an education, and extending the human lifespan. Several of
them have already launched companies, secured financing, and won
prestigious awards. As they're demonstrating, you don't need college to
invent the future (you can read about their progress in a recent article
in TechCrunch
<http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/06/thiel-fellows-are-making-the-grade>).
If you're under twenty and love science or technology, we hope you'll
consider joining the 2012 class of fellows. Go to ThielFellowship.org
<http://www.ThielFellowship.org> and apply to change the world. There's
no cost to apply, and they're accepting applications through December
31. Fellows will be appointed this spring and begin two-year fellowships
this summer.
If you're twenty or over, we have a different request. Think of the
smartest, most creative person you know who's 19 or younger. Sit down
and talk with that person about her or his goals and interests. For some
people, such as future doctors, the time and cost of four years of
college may be worth it. But for those who plan to invent things or
start companies, starting now may make more sense. If your friend is
interested, you might suggest pursuing an innovation or applying to the
Thiel Fellowship.
Millions of people enjoy a higher quality of life because smart people
like Steve Jobs, Muriel Siebert, Benjamin Franklin, Mark Zuckerberg, and
hundreds of others skipped college to start a project that couldn't wait.
We hope you'll help me spread the word about the Fellowship. The time
for innovation is now.
Please visit ThielFellowship.org <http://www.ThielFellowship.org> to
learn more.
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