Thiel Fellowship

Funding: $250,000 grant over two years (official page); some secondary listings state $200,000. Who can apply: Young people who want to build new things and who skip or stop out of college; official page states no age limit (secondary sources: 22 or younger). Length: 2 years. Support from the Thiel Foundation's network of founders, investors and scientists; no equity taken per secondary listings. Field: Entrepreneurship and technology building.