• The Thiel Fellowship

    The Thiel Fellowship

    A radical re-thinking of what it takes to succeed, the Thiel Fellowship encourages lifelong learning and independent thought. With $100,000 and 2 years free to pursue their dreams, Thiel Fellows are changing the world one entrepreneurial venture at a time.

  • Fellows

    Fellows

    Thiel Fellows represent a wide spectrum of backgrounds, interests, and abilities. But one element unites them: a passionate drive to make the world a better place.

  • April 26, 2012
    Articles

    What’s Your College Degree Worth?

    For students and their parents, it’s an important question and one that has been devilishly difficult to answer—until now.

     
  • March 6, 2012
    Videos

    Alex Kiselev – Episode 1

     
  • March 6, 2012
    Videos

    Parents of the Thiel Fellows

     
  • March 6, 2012
    Videos

    Sujay Tyle – Episode 1

     
  • March 6, 2012
    Videos

    Chris Rueth – Episode 1

     
  • March 6, 2012
    Videos

    Laura Deming – Episode 1

     
  • March 6, 2012
    Videos

    20 Under 20 Introductory Episode

     
  • February 16, 2012
    Articles

    Program proves college not always the path to success

    For decades, parents and employers have been saying if you want to be successful, you need a college degree.

     
  • February 3, 2012
    Articles

    Too Young to Fail

    Laura Deming was studying for finals in a crowded MIT reading room last April when her phone rang. That’s when she learned she may never again take another exam.