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T-Mobile Selects 30 Teams of Visionary Youth from Across the Country as 2019 Changemaker Challenge Winners
Top 30 winners — selected from hundreds of entries — receive seed-funding and a visit to T-Mobile HQ to bring their big ideas to life, and three best-of-best
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nTop 30 winners — selected from hundreds of entries — receive seed-funding and a visit to T-Mobile HQ to bring their big ideas to life, and three best-of-best Category Winners will pitch T-Mobile leaders for a chance to earn up to $10,000\n\n BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nT-Mobile and the T-Mobile Foundation today announced the winners of the 2019 T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge, the Un-carrier’s nationwide contest that is mobilizing the next generation of young visionaries. For the second consecutive year, T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation, and Ashoka, the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs, put out a call to youth aged 13 to 23 from the U.S., asking them to submit BIG ideas aimed at changing their communities for good. They received an amazing 428 entries — a 32% increase over last year’s total submissions — which were then narrowed down to the 30 winning teams in three categories, Technology, the Environment and Education. From each category, one team was selected as the category winner.\n\n\n“T-Mobile is all about finding BOLD solutions and driving CHANGE -- and that is EXACTLY what our Changemaker Challenge is all about! This year we received hundreds of amazing entries from inspiring future leaders who have big ideas about how to create a better world and we were totally blown away by what we saw! These youth are going to ensure a brighter future for us all and we can’t wait to help them make their ideas a reality!” said John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile and president of the T-Mobile Foundation.\n\n\nWinners receive seed money from the T-Mobile Foundation and a trip to T-Mobile’s headquarters. Here’s how it works:\n\n\n\nEach of the 30 winning teams (ten per category) will receive $2,000 in seed funding.\n\n\nIn February 2020, all 30 winning teams will convene at T-Mobile’s Bellevue headquarters for the Changemaker Lab, a three-day immersive experience where they’ll meet with mentors from T-Mobile and Ashoka while networking with the other young Changemakers from across the country.\n\n\nOne team from each category will be selected as the Category Winner and receive an additional $3,000, for a total of $5,000 per winning team.\n\n\nAt the Changemaker Lab, the three Category Winners will have a chance to pitch their ideas to T-Mobile leadership, and one team will be chosen as the 2019 Changemaker Challenge gra...