1:1 AI Research Program for High School Students

AI education is a multi-stage learning process. Continue your AI education journey by launch challenging new projects in our 1:1 Project Mentorship Programs, designed for students with programming experience. Students new to programming are recommended to join our AI Scholars program here before pursuing the 1:1 research program.

1:1 Program: AI + X Individual Research

Inspirit AI offers a 1-on-1 research mentorship program for high school students to work individually with an experienced research mentor. In this 1:1 program, students will begin by extracting insights from large datasets, architect key questions, and then engineer machine learning models to answer them. In the process, students will iterate on their project and gain insight into the scientific research process. Upon completion of the course, students will have completed an independent AI project, research proposal, and final research paper/article. Interested students will receive guidance on how they may take their projects further to science fair or journal submission.

This program is designed for students with prior programming experience in Python (or another programming language).

Program Outcomes

  • Understand the lifecycle of a research project with literature reviews, question formulation, experimentation, analysis, technical presentation, and write-up.

  • Work with your mentor to write and edit a final research paper. Motivated students may advance their project to complete a deployed web application, submit to a high school journals or prepare for submission to a science fair event.

  • Culminate your AI experience with an AI + X Researcher Certificate by building on your AI Scholars experience through a challenging and meaningful independent research project to showcase your portfolio of projects in applied AI.

Program Features Include…

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10 or 25 1:1 Mentorship Sessions

with an experienced AI research mentor from Stanford, MIT, or a leading university with industry and/or lab experience applying AI.

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Guided Research Experience

from dataset/domain selection, to data visualization and AI modeling — eventually culminating in a portfolio-ready research paper.

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Access to Multiple Datasets/Research Resources

in their application area including art, healthcare, mobility, law, journalism, physics, engineering, sports, psychology, and more!

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Science Fair Preparation

resources to advance the project further for a science fair event, high school journal submission, web application deployment depending on students prior experience.

Our 1:1 Program students have won prestigious high school competitions and science fairs, including…

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Program Logistics and Contact

This program runs for 10 or 25 sessions of 1 hour each.

Upcoming Start Dates:
December 10, January 10, February 10

Exact session dates chosen by student & mentor. Timing is determined based on student & mentor matching.

Prospective 1:1 students please contact jared@inspiritai.com
Current 1:1 students please contact aimentorship@inspiritai.com

Program Fee and Admissions

AI+X Individual Research (10 hours): USD $2500

AI+X Individual Research Fellowship (25 hours): USD $5000

Admitted students will be emailed a link for online payment. Payment plans available.

Application Deadline: November 30, 2024

Hear from Inspirit AI students and alumni about their experiences in our 1:1 AI + X Mentorship Program.

Research Project Journeys of Inspirit Alumni

“A Machine Learning Approach to Understanding the Determining Factors of the Gender Wage Gap”

This project uses machine learning to analyze gender income inequality, securing Sophia 2nd place at the 2023 San Diego Broadcom Science and Engineering Fair.

View Sophia’s research

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“Stellar Classification based on Numerous Characteristics using Machine Learning”

The task of stellar classification can be tedious and lengthy when done manually. One can expedite stellar classification by creating an artificial intelligence model to automate the process. Roberto’s research was published in the Journal of Student Research.

View Roberto’s research

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“A Hybrid CNN-LSTM Model For Predicting Solar Cycle 25”

The goal of this study is to predict Solar Cycle 25 through the deep learning approach, and determine what parameters affect prediction accuracy and what the optimal number of historical solar cycles are used to reliably and accurately predict the upcoming solar cycle.

View Alice’s research

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“Applying AI to Real-World Problems: Responsible Journalism”

Named one of India’s ten Youth Changemakers of 2019 by The Better India, Ananya is currently at Princeton, pursuing a Major in Computer Science with minors in Cognitive Science, Technology and Society, and Creative Writing.

View Ananya’s work

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Publication Features

Our 1:1 AI + X Mentorship students develop in-depth research projects—and many students choose to share their findings with the research community through publishing their work in an academic journal, submitting to a science fair or competition, and even presenting at a conference. We are proud to share that many of our high school students have found success in publishing their work in some of the most prestigious high school journals, competitions, and conferences across the globe—from the Journal of Emerging Investigators to International Science and Engineering Fairs.

Meet Some of Our 1:1 AI + X Program Mentors

1:1 Program: AI + X Research Fellowship

This premium track offers a more extensive experience for students who want to take on the ambitious goals of publishing their research, applying to science fair competitions, or deploying web applications to showcase their unique work. Features of the AI + X Research Fellowship include those of the Independent Research Project, plus:

25 1-hour sessions with a top university mentor specializing in the student’s domain of choice

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Targeted guidance on navigating the publication submission maze and access to our Science Communication Module

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Expert advice on how to craft compelling projects to competitive events

Program Fees and Admissions

Program Fees: USD $5,000 (all inclusive)
Admitted students will be emailed a link for online payment. Payment plans available.

Application Deadline: November 30, 2024

Science Communication Module for Science Fairs and Journals

The Scientific Communication Module will be available as an add-on course for 25-session students. It consists of asynchronous videos, where experienced researchers will guide students step-by-step through the end-to-end workflow of identifying a venue, preparing their work appropriately, submitting, and revising.

Videos cover topics including:

  • The differences between journals and science fairs

  • Examples of accepted articles and science fair projects in different fields

  • Using principles of storytelling to structure your work for a journal

  • Pitching your work for a science fair application

  • Common mistakes to avoid when preparing your article and figures for journals

  • What to do and not to do when responding to presentation judge and audience questions

  • “What goes through a reviewer’s mind?”

Other workshop materials include:

  • “What venue should I submit to?” flowchart

  • Examples of work accepted to various science fairs and journals based on the field of study

  • Code snippets for common types of figures

  • Poster and presentation templates

AI + X Research Fellowship Certification

The AI + X Research Fellowship program allows students to showcase to build a comprehensive portfolio to show college admissions personnel the commitment to a long-term AI journey through in-depth independent research and mentorship.

1:1 AI + X Student Journeys