Rise looks for talent.
Rise Fellows are selected as 15-20-year-olds following a competitive global challenge and Finalist round. Each cohort of up to 250 Fellows receive opportunities and support to work to serve others over their lifetimes.
How Rise Works
Rise supports a life of service.
Support may include need-based scholarships, mentorship, networking, access to career development opportunities, and the potential for additional funding as Rise Fellows work toward solving humanity’s most pressing problems.
Rise is a global community.
If one person alone can change the world, imagine what a network of exceptional people can do together throughout their lives. That is the vision of Rise.
The people behind Rise
Rise was founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt.
Eric & Wendy Schmidt
Co-Founders
Mark German
Executive Director
Patrick Kenani
Support Services Advisor
Jodi Lowe
Senior Associate
Erica Martin
Manager of Learning & Impact
Beate Weinzinger
Support Services Advisor
Meet the Rise Fellows — the young people the programme supports, and the reason it exists.