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Free online AI Ignite program, apply by 1/22

Online program prepares you for AI internships

AI4ALL Ignite offers a groundbreaking opportunity for undergraduate students interested in artificial intelligence. This no-cost, virtual AI career accelerator program is designed to prepare students to interview for technical AI internship positions.  As part of the accelerator, participants work on an AI portfolio project directly with AI industry professionals, present the portfolio to peers and industry professionals at an all-day virtual symposium, and cultivate and grow a network within AI. Apply online by January 22.


Students who participate in the Spring 2024 accelerator will be ready to interview for AI technical internship positions by September 2024.  


Key Highlights of AI4ALL Ignite:


  • AI Portfolio Project: Students will have the unique opportunity to work on an AI project with peers, receiving mentorship and guidance from industry experts.

  • Student Symposium: Participants can present their AI projects in a symposium, providing a platform to network with AI professionals.

  • Career Readiness Training: The program includes extensive training focusing on career readiness and preparation for technical AI internship interviews.

  • Mock Interviews and Networking: Students can enhance their skills through mock AI technical interviews and engage in networking opportunities with AI recruiters.

  • AI Certificate of Completion: Students are awarded an AI4ALL Certificate of Completion at end of the accelerator.


Eligibility and Application Deadlines:

  • AI4ALL welcomes all applicants but gives priority to students from historically underrepresented groups in AI, including Black, Hispanic and Latinx, Indigenous, women, gender-expansive, and non-binary individuls.

  • Academic prerequisites are: Probability and Statistics; Linear Algebra; Pursuing a major/minor related to Computer Science and similar academic disciplines; and Basic programming skills in Python (e.g. CS1) or another coding language

  • Apply online for the Spring 2024 Cohort by January 22, 2024.

  • The Spring Ignite program starts in the week of January 29, 2024. 

For more information and to apply, visit the AI4ALL Ignite website. To learn more about the organization AI4ALL, please visit the AI4ALL website. Address further questions to ai4all@cs.umbc.edu.

Posted: January 9, 2024, 6:10 PM