OZY GENIUS AWARDS
The annual OZY Genius Awards gives 10 college age students up to $10,000 to pursue their genius idea! Applications open in December 2018.
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Take a Bow, OZY Genius Class of 2018
These 10 college students are receiving up to $10,000 to pursue their genius ideas.
News + Politics
Are You an OZY Genius? You Could Win $10,000
We’re giving 10 bright minds 10K to make passion projects come to life.
True Stories
How a Young Poet Is Nurturing Empathy ... With Virtual Reality
Amanda Gorman is the first U.
True Stories
The Code-a-thon That Aims to Make the World Better
Nonprofits don’t always have the resources to invest in technology.
OZY TV
The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show brings bold, impactful conversations with culture-defining celebrities, intellectual pioneers and changemakers, spotlighting the voices you need to hear to make sense of this important time in American history.
True Stories
A Solution to Vietnam's Amputee Problem?
Two college students are setting out to give Vietnam’s amputee population better access to prosthetics.
News + Politics
Big Banking + Silicon Valley: The Dream Team That Can Improve Cash Flow?
JPMorgan Chase is teaming up with startups to create financial tools that make a difference.
News + Politics
What Genius Inspired You?
OZY asked its applicants for the 2017 OZY Genius awards to tell us who inspired them.
True Stories
This Student Is Tapping An Underused Source for Language Lessons: Refugees
OZY Genius Award winner Elise Shea, the founder of Speak to Me, a digital language-learning platform, shares her story.
True Stories
Got Voter Anger Issues? There's An App for That
OZY Genius Award Winner Aidan McCarty thought it was better to light a candle than to curse the darkness, so he did: Meet ePluribus.
True Stories
Erasing Borders: The Mexican-American Connecting Students and Mentors
Dante Alvarado Leon, a recent UC Berkeley grad, helps students make more magical decisions both about their careers and their futures.
OZY NEWSLETTER
The Weekender
OZY Tribe members near and far provide delicious recommendations for your valuable weekend time.
True Stories
From the Stage to the Street: The Kid Bringing Free Theater to the Public
Know where your local theater is? Maybe.
True Stories
Black Hair? There'll Be an App for That, Thanks to This Army Medic
This veteran and OZY Genius Award winner knows all about the discipline required to get things done.