Gilder Lehrman Affiliate Student Darlina Antony Announced as Gilder Lehrman-Rise Prize Winner

Rise, an initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, is a global talent program that supports extraordinary young people who need opportunity for life as they use their talents to serve others.

In November 2020, teachers in the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Affiliate School Program were invited to nominate two students between the ages of 15 and 17 for the inaugural Gilder Lehrman-Rise Prize, a collaboration between the Gilder Lehrman Institute and Rise. Each of the 3,787 nominated students was given the chance to apply for a Rise Global Scholarship and received a free copy of Ron Chernow’s best-selling book Alexander Hamilton.

We are pleased to announce that Darlina Antony, a student nominated from the Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School Derby High School in Derby, England, was selected as one of the 100 Global Winners and will receive up to $500,000 in lifetime benefits as she works to serve others.

Ten of the finalists for the Rise Global Scholars Program came from Gilder Lehrman Affiliate Schools.