100 teenagers get lifetime support to foster work on world’s thorniest problems

Rise winners will receive lifetime access to higher education scholarships, career development and funding for projects they create for public benefit
100 teenagers get lifetime support to foster work on world’s thorniest problems

Jennifer Uche, 17, of Boston, a Rise Global Winner. Picture: Rise via AP

The first 100 winners of an initiative to nurture talented teenagers worldwide have been named.

Schmidt Futures announced the inaugural 100 Rise Global Winners, part of a one billion dollar programme funded by philanthropists Wendy and Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google and executive chairman of its parent company Alphabet.

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