2024 Rhodes Trust/Schmidt Futures Rise Program for Young Students
About
The Rhodes Trust/Schmidt Futures Rise Program is a program that finds promising young people and provides opportunity for life as they work to serve others.
The program starts at ages 15–17 and encourages a lifetime of service and learning by providing support that includes need-based scholarships, mentorship, networking, access to career development opportunities, and the potential for additional funding as Rise Global Winners work toward solving humanity’s most pressing problems.
Requirements:
The Rhodes Trust/Schmidt Futures Rise Program is for ages 15–17 and encourages a lifetime of service and learning.
Duration and Reward
- One fully funded in-person residential summit with other members of the Rise Global Winner cohort. Attendance at this summit is required to maintain Global Winner status.
- A four-year, post-secondary education scholarship, including tuition and a living stipend, based on need and where not already covered by financial aid.
- Opportunity to apply for funding to experiment with innovative ideas to address major problems in local communities or around the world—ranging, for example, from seed money to start a social enterprise to a grant for a non-profit. Funds will be available competitively to Winners and Finalists.
