Meet the 2019 Candidates

Read about each individual applicant, or dive into all their pitch videos on our YouTube playlist.

Portrait of Yegue Badigue.
Yegue Badigue
Fresno, California, USA
Mahantesh G.K. works at a table with his computer.
Mahantesh G.K.
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Portrait of Daisy Rosales.
Daisy Rosales
San Pablo, California, USA
Portrait of Garrett Roark.
Garrett Roark
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Portrait of Sushil Adhikari.
Sushil Adhikari
Kathmandu, Nepal
Sierra Hooshiari
Sierra Hooshiari
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Portrait of Alexandria Brito.
Alexandria Brito
Oceano, California, USA
Christian Ohrens walks the streets of Hamburg.
Christian Ohrens
Hamburg, Germany
Portrait of Natalie Devora.
Natalie Devora
Alameda, California, USA
Portrait of Troy Knight.
Troy Knight
Imperial Beach, California, CA
Portrait of Ryan Jolley.
Ryan Jolley
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Zuby Onwuta wears an accessible headset technology.
Zuby Onwuta
Austin, Texas, USA
Trevor Hahn with a mountain range behind him.
Trevor Hahn
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Portrait of Michelle Young.
Michelle Young
Craigton, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Chad Allen wears a hat and holds up an Ace of hearts card.
Chad Allen
Los Angeles, California, USA
Abdullah Aljuaid sits at a desk in front of his computer.
Abdullah Aljuaid
Ta’if, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Members of the NeZaMi Ensemble perform on a stage.
NeZaMi Ensemble
Kazan, Republic Tatarstan, Russia
Albert Rizzi in front of a mosaic covered wall.
Albert Rizzi
New York, New York, USA
Naomi O’Toole
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Jeffrey Lowery with four of his family members.
Jeffrey Lowery
Orlando, Florida, USA
Portrait photo of Sara Patterson-Robert.
Sara Patterson-Robert
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Michael Aguilar against a green background with confetti falling in front of his face.
Michael Aguilar
Talladega, Alabama, USA
Miha Srebrnjak stands outside holding his white cane.
Miha Srebrnjak
Novo Mesto, Dolenjska, Slovenia
Mark Melencio sits at a table.
Marx Vergel Melencio
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Phillipines
Shon Mackey
Shon Mackey
San Diego, California, USA
Kevin Andrews hold his white cane and stands on a bridge surrounded by Redwood trees.
Kevin Andrews
Santa Cruz, California, USA
Angela Fowler stands outdoors, smiling.
Angela Fowler
Marysville, California, USA
Peggy Martinez smiles in a headshot.
Peggy Martinez
Seattle, Washington, USA
Portrait of Matthew Shifrin.
Matthew Shifrin
Newton, Massachusetts, USA