Rise

Rise was founded in 2019 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt in partnership with the Rhodes Trust to support promising young people and provide them with opportunities that allow them to work together to serve others over their lifetimes.

Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. The mission of Rise is to change the odds for the world’s most exceptional people from a young age and throughout their lives.

The program starts at ages 15 to 17 and encourages a lifetime of service and learning by providing support that may include need-based scholarships, mentorship, networking, access to career development opportunities, and the potential for additional funding as Rise Fellows work toward solving humanity’s most pressing problems.

By identifying emerging talent across all disciplines, we can support young people and their ideas as they work on solutions we can't even imagine today. Rise partners with trusted global institutions that have long been committed to supporting young people with the potential to build a better world. If one person alone can change the world, imagine what a network of promising young people can do together throughout their lifetimes. That is the vision of Rise.

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