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The Young Genius Scholarship

Earn Your Place — Showcase Your Skills — Wow the World

Our Mission

At Hello Genius, we believe that everyone has genius potential within. The right mentor might be all you need to unleash your ability into the world.

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Your Opportunity

This February, iconic actor John Malkovich will host four exclusive, LIVE online mentorship sessions. He’ll share lessons on the creative process and secrets to success.

Now you might think “Oh, that sounds very exclusive.”.

Yes, you´re right.

And you might think “That´s probably too exclusive for me.”

Well, you could be wrong.

We’re looking for six exceptional applicants for a scholarship to join the course as our first-ever class of Young Geniuses.

What remarkable project, art piece or business vision do you hope to bring to life?

Tell us about it.

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Scholarship winners will meet John Malkovich

and more...

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A Full Ride

A month with John Malkovich as your mentor — at no cost

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A Unique Mentorship

John will teach you lessons in creativity (alongside a small group of inspiring classmates)

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A Platform to Grow

As your creative project takes shape, we’ll help you share it with the world.

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Go ahead, show us what you got

Apply Now

All ages encouraged to apply

Because your creative age is a mindset

Additional applicants may be offered partial merit-based scholarships.

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