AI Scholars will take a deep dive into the world of artificial intelligence through a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on research projects, faculty lectures, and industry engagement with leading tech companies around the country. 

Non-credit

Residential

Financial Aid

Final project

Application fee waiver

AI Scholars (AIS), a CS Pathways initiative, is a four-week immersive experience on the CMU campus for rising high school seniors. As an AI Scholar you will engage in college-level courses, as well as weekly college prep and readiness seminars focused on college admissions, financial aid, social emotional wellbeing, and more. You'll develop meaningful connections with peers and mentors while being fully immersed in the college experience. A core value of CS Pathways and the AI Scholars program is building an inclusive, anti-racist environment. You will be expected to uphold this value and to participate in discussions about equity in STEM and beyond.

Academic Information

AI Scholars will participate in project-based learning and attend lectures in various aspects of computing and artificial intelligence. You will participate in a hands-on group project that you will present to your peers and instructors at the end of the program. This project will apply your newly acquired skills to real-world challenges that use artificial intelligence for the betterment of humanity. In addition, you will engage with industry leaders to learn about the vast and exciting opportunities in the field of artificial intelligence. 

Virtual pre-program Python course to include synchronous and asynchronous components beginning approximately 1 month before arrival to campus. Prior coding experience is not required, and instructor support will be available for all students.

Single Session

Jun 22 - Jul 20

4 weeks

Residential

0 USD

Students admitted to AI Scholars are not required to pay an enrollment deposit. To secure their spot in the program, their Enrollment Reply Form must be received within 7 days of admittance.

Financial Aid

AI Scholars (AIS) utilizes a holistic application review and admissions process, looking at the full application and selecting program participants based on a combination of factors. Because we are a fully funded, merit-based program for participants, demonstration of financial need is one of these factors. There is no option for participants to pay out of pocket tuition fees for this program, and documentation of financial need is required for application submission. Documentation includes either tax documents or a completed NACAC Application Fee Waiver signed by your high school guidance department.

Examples of demonstrated financial need:

• Students who have received or are eligible to receive an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver.
• Students who are enrolled in or eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program (FRPL).
• Students whose family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
• Students who are enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
• Students whose family receives public assistance.
• Students who live in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home, or are homeless.
• Students who are a ward of the state or an orphan.
• Students who can provide a supporting statement from a school official, college access counselor, financial aid officer, or community leader.
  

All applicants who meet the eligibility requirements will be considered.