Thiel Fellowship

Terms from the program's own pages

2026 terms

• For young people who want to build new things, including those who skip or stop out of college; the 2025 release says all selected fellows were 22 or younger when applying (no formal limit on the homepage) source
• Equity-free source
• Funding up to: $250,000 source
• Funding from: $250,000 source
• Amount: $250,000 over two years (2025 class release: $200,000) source

This round

Not yet confirmed

Past editions

• 2026

  Class announced 2026-04-21 (Thiel Foundation press release, syndicated); application deadline not found on an official page.

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• 2025

  Class announced 2025-05-22; application window and cohort dates not published on official pages found.

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• 2024

  Class announced 2024-03-20; application window and cohort dates not published on official pages found.

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