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The Thiel Fellowship (originally named 20 under 20, since it was restricted to at most 20 people under the age of 20) is a fellowship created by Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation. The fellowship is intended for students under the age of 22 (increased as of 2015 from the original age limit of 20) and grants 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. Prospective fellows can apply on a rolling basis throughout the year, but the list of fellows is announced once a year, in June. With an acceptance rate below 1%, the fellowship is considered more competitive than the nation's top colleges. == History == Peter Thiel announced the fellowship at TechCrunch Disrupt in September 2010. The first few years of the fellowship are described below: * The first class of fellows, based on applications made at the end of 2010, was announced in May 2011. * The second class of fellows, based on applications made at the end of 2011, was announced in June 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Peter Thiel Announces 2012 Class of 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellows )〕 * The third class (announced in May 2013) includes 22 fellows working on projects from garment manufacturing and B2B web products to ARM powered servers and biomedicine. The class includes 7 fellows from outside of the US. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 This Year’s Thiel Fellows Include A Fashion Designer, A Poet, And A Harvard Dropout" )〕 * The fourth class of fellows was announced in June 2014. * The fifth class of fellows (announced in June 2015) includes 19 fellows. 2,800 people applied for this class. The announcement of the fifth class was also accompanied by an announcement of changes to the age limit and number of positions for subsequent years.〔〔 In December 2013, Lora Kolodny wrote an article for the ''Wall Street Journal'' reviewing the Thiel Fellowship, where she wrote: "64 Thiel Fellows have started 67 for-profit ventures, raised $55.4 million in angel and venture funding, published two books, created 30 apps and 135 full-time jobs, and brought clean water and solar power to 6,000 Kenyans who needed it."〔 A press release announcing the June 2015 Fellows noted that there were a record 2,800 applications for the Fellowship this year. It also reported that the 80 current and former Fellows had raised a total of $142 million in venture capital, generated $41 million in revenue, and created 375 jobs. The press release also noted changes to the program: the number of applicants admitted yearly was increased to 30, the age limit was increased to 22, and applications could now be made on a rolling basis throughout the year, so that people who wanted to build something great did not need to wait for a year to do so.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thiel Fellowship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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