Are you a high-school junior/senior or undergraduate student in the United States (including Puerto Rico) eager to learn about AI, develop or deepen your machine-learning skills, and contribute to the future of AI? Have you envisioned your route to success? Need some support along the way?

Yes, yes, and yes? Great! We have an amazing opportunity for you!

This summer the MIT RAISE Initiative and SureStart are collaborating once again on the MIT FutureMakers Create-a-thon, a virtual AI learning program. 

This 6-week program, which will run from July 1st to August 9th, 2024, will bring together students from across the US and its territories to create a deliberately diverse group of learners, who are developing skills related to applied machine learning, affective computing, artificial intelligence, as well as power skills like communication, collaboration, and leadership through a virtual program led by graduate student mentors.

The program will have two different learning tracks to complement students with different amounts of prior coding experience, from beginner to expert. 

Apply today! Start your journey to a successful career in AI with sustained support from a network of qualified mentors, engaged peers, and invested industry experts.

As a FutureMakers trainee, you will learn foundational concepts related to AI and Machine Learning, get hands-on experience developing deep learning models, and get practice using your AI/ML skills to build AI solutions through:

• A self-paced curriculum guided by mentors trained in machine learning; 
• Participation in an exciting AI Create-a-thon in cross-discipline and cross-age teams, once again guided by mentors.
• Opportunity to attend seminars on career development skills; attend talks by AI industry professionals and engage in formal and informal peer-networking.

The program is virtual, part-time and at no-cost to you! 

Requirements

1) ONLY STUDENTS CURRENTLY STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO) ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

2) One year of prior programming experience in a formal or informal setting. 

3) Applicants are able to commit to 3-4 hours each weekday during the cohort, and a couple hours (optional) on two Saturdays leading up to the Create-a-thon.

Applicants may be asked to send their most recent official or unofficial transcript.