01Investigate
AiMi Research Program
Curious to
Research.
Curiosity → Question → Evidence → Research
Explore research ↗Research • Entrepreneurship • Real-world impact
Build work that
matters before college.
AiMi Academy helps ambitious high school students turn questions into original research and ideas into real-world ventures—with rigorous mentorship, structured milestones, and work they can confidently present.
New York City experiences • Online mentorship • School partnerships
Curious to
02Create
AiMi Founder Studio
Problem to
venture.
Problem → Validation → Solution → Venture
Explore founder studio ↗Two paths. One purpose.
Helping ambitious students create work that matters.
Two paths. One purpose.
Choose how you want
to create impact.
Some students begin with a question. Others begin with a problem they want to solve. Both learn to think independently, work with evidence, and communicate ideas with confidence.
01AiMi Research Program
From curiosity to rigorous, original research.
Develop a focused question, learn the methods needed to investigate it, analyze evidence, and communicate defensible findings.
Question → Method → Evidence → Findings
Explore the Research Program02AiMi Founder Studio
From a real problem to a venture worth building.
Identify a meaningful need, speak with potential users, design and test a solution, build an MVP, and present the venture with clarity.
Problem → Validation → Solution → Venture
Explore the Founder StudioHow students learn
Close mentorship, in the format that fits the work.
Like the strongest project-based programs, AiMi separates the learning format clearly: intensive individual guidance for independent work, or a deliberately small cohort for collaboration and critique.
Individual pathway01
1:1 professor mentorship
One student develops an independent research or venture project with direct, project-specific guidance from a professor mentor.
- Individual scope and milestones
- Direct draft, analysis, or prototype review
- Independent capstone
Collaborative pathway02
Small-group mentorship
A professor mentor guides a small cohort through shared foundations, live discussion, peer critique, and focused project development.
- Up to 3 students per mentor
- Live discussion and peer learning
- Individual or defined team output
Program scenes are representative visualizations of the mentorship formats.
Formal outcomes & next-stage pathways
Work is built to be explained, tested, and shared.
Every student completes a substantive capstone. When the work and the opportunity align, selected projects can continue to an Academy showcase or an eligible external pathway.
Academy showcase
AiMi Research Symposium
A structured setting to explain the question, methods, findings, limitations, and next steps to an audience.
Academy showcase
Demo Day & Venture Showcase
A live demonstration and pitch where students explain the problem, evidence, tradeoffs, iteration, and proposed impact.
External pathway
TED-style or TEDxSCA Youth pathway
Development of an idea-centered public talk for an internal showcase or a separately organized youth event.
More pathways, when appropriate
Science fairs, conferences, journals, and venture competitions are considered only after readiness, eligibility, and current rules are reviewed.
Advanced education, embedded
An advanced research and innovation academy inside your school.
AiMi Academy works with selected schools to create a distinct, high-standard pathway within the existing school community. Students gain advanced curriculum, specialized mentors, milestone-based projects, and a signature capstone.
- Research Program cohorts
- Founder Studio cohorts
- Integrated Research-to-Venture pathways
- Customized interdisciplinary themes
Questions families ask
Clarity before commitment.
Program fit depends on the student, the project, mentor capacity, and the format available for a given cohort.
AiMi Academy is designed for motivated high school students who are ready to take ownership of a sustained research or founder project. Specific preparation depends on the project and program.
No. Students may apply with a defined idea, a broad area of interest, or a problem they care about. The admission process helps determine whether there is a feasible project and appropriate mentorship path.
No. Students may develop technology, healthcare, consumer, education, finance, social-impact, or nonprofit ventures. AI is one possible tool, not a requirement.
No. External outcomes depend on the quality and fit of the work, the student’s preparation, the timeline, eligibility rules, and independent third-party review. AiMi Academy focuses on rigorous process and student ownership.
No. College admission is holistic, and no educational program can guarantee admission. AiMi Academy helps students develop substantive work, skills, and experiences they can discuss authentically.
No. AiMi Academy provides research and venture-development mentorship. It does not complete student work or manufacture credentials.
Programs may include online mentorship, in-person Manhattan Studio experiences, hybrid formats, and selected school-based cohorts. Available formats vary by cohort; an exact location is shared only for a confirmed in-person offering.
What could you build with the right question and the right guidance?
Admission begins with understanding the student’s interests, preparation, and goals.