Pioneer Academics – Global Problem-Solving Institute: Analyzing AI
A college-accredited virtual research program where high school students in grades 9-12 tackle a predefined 'Analyzing AI' challenge exploring how to steer AI toward safer, more ethical outcomes, combining artificial intelligence, economics, and science-technology-society perspectives under university faculty mentorship.
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Algoverse AI Research Program
A 12-week online AI research program pairing high school and college students in small teams with mentors from institutions like Stanford, OpenAI, Meta FAIR, and Google DeepMind to develop LLM-reasoning research submitted to venues such as NeurIPS and ICLR; requires Python experience and a $3,325 fee with need-based and merit scholarships.
Non-Trivial Research Scholars
The advanced tier of Non-Trivial's research pathway, offering high-achieving students ages 14-20 ongoing custom mentorship, publication support, and career guidance, with top projects earning up to $10,000 and other Scholars receiving at least $2,000.
Polygence – Artificial Intelligence Research
A 1-on-1 mentorship program pairing high school students with expert or PhD mentors to design and complete an original AI/machine learning research project of their choosing, culminating in a paper, GitHub portfolio, or conference-style presentation.
RISE Research – Machine Learning Research Mentorship
A 10-week 1-on-1 research mentorship program pairing high school students with PhD mentors from institutions like MIT, Oxford, and Carnegie Mellon to produce original, publishable machine learning research, with a stated 90% publication success rate.
Non-Trivial Research Fellows
An 8-week online summer research fellowship for students ages 14-20 to develop an original research or policy project on high-impact issues including AI safety, with $1,000 in project grants available and no program fees; one of the most selective teen programs by application volume.
Veritas AI Scholars
A Palo Alto-based introductory AI bootcamp for high school students in grades 9-12 with no prerequisites, covering key AI and data science concepts through live online instructor-led sessions culminating in a small-group mentored project.