AI4ALL Ignite program for Spring 2024

What is AI4ALL? AI4ALL is a national nonprofit transforming the pipeline of AI practitioners and creating a more inclusive, human-centered discipline. It empowers students to be AI Changemakers by cultivating an environment where they develop skills in critical thinking and relationship-building and expertise in responsible AI. AI4ALL champions the diverse next-generation AI changemakers through education, ethics, and relationship-driven networks.

What is AI4ALL Ignite? The AI4ALL Ignite program gives undergraduates the opportunity to 

• Work on an AI portfolio project with mentorship and guidance from AI industry experts
• Present their AI portfolio project in a student symposium and network with AI industry professionals.
• Participate in extensive and practical training in career readiness and technical AI internship interviews
• Train in mock AI technical interviews and network in opportunity chats with AI recruiters

How to apply. Eligibility and Deadlines:

• Spring 2024 Cohort Early Application Deadline: December 15, 2023
• Spring 2024 Cohort Final Application Deadline: January 22, 2024

AI4ALL Ignite is open to undergraduate students in a major or minor related to computing, e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, and Bioinformatics. While all are welcome to apply, AI4ALL prioritizes students whose race, gender, or ethnicity has been historically excluded from AI: Black, Hispanic and Latinx, and Indigenous folks; and women, gender-expansive, and non-binary folks. You can find full eligibility on the AI4ALL Ignite website.

For more information, sign up for a 45-minute online information session available during the coming weeks. If you have questions, send email to ai4all@cs.umbc.edu.