MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35
MIT Technology Review · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Grade A See the Award rubric →MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 is a free-to-enter editorial award with a fully disclosed, multi-stage process: an open call for self- and third-party nominations, editor selection of roughly 108 semifinalists, scoring by about 38 volunteer expert judges (several named, some serving over a decade), and final selection of 35 honorees by senior editors. The 2025 cycle drew 420 nominations, yielding a disclosed winner rate near 8.3%, and a fixed annual cap of 35. Past honorees are published and verifiable, and the organizer (MIT Technology Review, owned by MIT, Cambridge, MA) has run the program since 1999. Two cost sub-items (ceremony/trophy/logo) and award-sponsorship status were not addressed in primary sources and were removed as undisclosed; every assessable criterion was verified-good.
Founded 1999 · MIT Technology Review · HQ Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA · Technology & Software · Entry Free
Innovators Under 35 is an annual editorial recognition published by MIT Technology Review that names 35 people under age 35 for scientific and technological work; it began in 1999 as the TR100, became the TR35 (35 honorees) in 2005, and was renamed Innovators Under 35 in 2013.
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| Organizer | MIT Technology Review |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Entry fee | Free |
| Cost to receive award | Undisclosed |
| Winner rate | ~8.3% winner rate (<=10%) |
| Selection authority | Mixed |
| Data confidence | ● Fully documented |
| Official site | https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/01/1122458/innovators-under-35-2025/(nofollow) |
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