Summer Research Fellowship

Start your impactful research

Research Fellows

Summer research program for high school students to lead impactful research.

$2,000

scholarship for all accepted applicants

A world-class community

of likeminded people who care deeply

Mentorship from

facilitators at top universities

10h+

per week on a flexible schedule

Exclusive Q&A sessions with

speakers having a global impact

Program structure

8 weeks of focused work (solo or in a team) and individual mentorship from a facilitator.

phase 1

Find your project and team

week 1

Find team partners

Connect with peers who share your passion for solving similar issues or work on your research solo.

week 2

Do a problem deep dive

Analyze your chosen problem to understand its components, causes, and potential solutions.

week 3

Refine your ideas

Get feedback from your peers, facilitators, and any experts in the field you reach out to.

week 4

Establish a proof of concept

Test key assumptions and gather initial data to validate your project's approach.

phase 2

Test your ideas

Week 5-7

Iterate based on regular feedback

Refine your project through regular feedback and incremental improvements.

Week 8

Showcase your work at Demo Day

Share your innovative solution and learn from fellow participants' diverse projects.

This fellowship has been an amazing opportunity not only to learn more about some of the most pressing issues, but also to work on a project which could have a real impact in the world.

Grace, Cambridge University ‘27
Activities

A typical weekly schedule

Guided process

Weekly step-by-step worksheets to help you plan your project and develop your idea.

1-on-1 mentorship

Meet once a week with your facilitator to get resources and advice to improve your project.

Research toolkit

Develop your toolkit for impactful research by learning interdisciplinary academic concepts.

Discord discussions

Join an active Discord to get support or discuss topics you’re interested in.

Introductory calls

Get matched for a call with another fellow who shares your passions and interests.

Learn from expert speakers

Attend exclusive Q&A sessions with people addressing some of the world’s most pressing problems.

Highlighted SPEAKERS

Learn from world-class experts

Portrait of Peter Singer

Peter Singer

Emeritus Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University

Peter Singer is one of the most influential living philosophers and the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is often credited with sparking the modern animal rights movement and contributing to the rise of effective altruism through his books The Most Good You Can Do and The Life You Can Save.

His research such as Famine Affluence and Morality and Practical Ethics are taught in philosophy classes the world over. Previously, Singer co-founded Animals Australia, the country's largest animal organization, and established The Life You Can Save, which promotes effective giving to improve the lives of those in extreme poverty.

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Rachel Glennerster

Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago

Rachel Glennerster is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and is a faculty director of the Market Shaping Accelerator which aims to accelerate innovation towards solving global challenges.

Previously, she helped to establish Deworm the World, which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide, served as chief economist for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and was the executive director of J-PAL until 2017.

‍She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics.

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Portrait of Yoshua Bengio

Yoshua Bengio

Turing Award winner and professor of computer science

Recognized as one of the leading experts in artificial intelligence, Yoshua Bengio is most known for his pioneering work in deep learning, earning him the 2018 A.M. Turing Award, “the Nobel Prize of Computing,” with Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun.

He is a professor at the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at the Université de Montréal and scientific director of the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA).

Concerned about the social impact of AI, he has written on Managing AI Risks in an Era of Rapid Progress, AI and catastrophic risk, and chairs the UK Government's International Scientific Report on Advanced AI Safety.

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Portrait of Matt Clifford

Matt Clifford

Co-founder, Entrepreneur First

Matt Clifford is the co-founder of Entrepreneur First (EF), the world’s leading startup talent investor, the Chair of ARIA, the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency. Matt also serves on the board of Code First Girls, which he co-founded in 2013.

In 2023, he took a sabbatical from EF to serve as the UK Prime Minister's Representative, leading preparations and negotiations for the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park. Clifford has also been involved in shaping the UK's AI strategy, having led the design work for the UK Frontier AI Taskforce and currently serving as Vice Chair of the Advisory Board for the UK AI Safety Institute. He is a co-author of How to be a Founder (2022) with Alice Bentinck.

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August 25, 2024
No fees | Quick Application | Apply by Jan 12
$2,000 scholarship
Solve pressing problems
Online

Flexible Hours
expert MENTORSHIP
Ages 14-20