This is one of the questions we ask every finalist for the 20 Under 20 Thiel Fellowship.

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So he went on leave and applied for a Thiel Fellowship.

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When he got the Thiel Fellowship, he discontinued his Yale studies.

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The QuadMob candidates would not get a Thiel Fellowship.

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Hsu would get a Thiel Fellowship.

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Thiel even created scholarships known as Thiel-Fellowship for students under 20 who leave university to start their own companies.

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Three years into his environmental studies there he was lured away by a 20 under 20 fellowship from billionaire Peter Thiel.

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