Agentic AI Project-Based Program
A mentor-guided program where high school students build real AI agents solving problems modeled after challenges in healthcare, finance, law, and more. Graduate with a deployed project, program certificate, and personalized letter of recommendation.
Summer 2026
August 17
10 students per cohort
~2 minutes to apply. Competitive selection process.
Agentic AI projects modeled after real-world use cases at
Summer 2026 cohort open · August 17 start date
What you will earn
Three tangible outcomes that differentiate your college application.
Deployed AI Agent
A fully functional, production-grade AI agent solving a real industry problem. Built under mentor guidance and presented on Demo Day.
Portfolio-ready for college applications
Program Certificate
Agentic AI Program Certificate validating your skills in agent design, multi-agent orchestration, and production deployment.
Verified and shareable on LinkedIn
Letter of Recommendation
A personalized letter from your industry mentor highlighting your technical skills, initiative, and professional maturity.
From a senior engineer, not a classroom teacher
What you will learn and build
4 weeks · 10+ live sessions · 12-16 mentorship calls · deployed project
- Understanding LLMs and how they work
- Prompt engineering: basic to advanced
- Introduction to AI Agents and agentic architecture
- Agent design patterns: ReAct, Tool Use
- Memory systems: short-term, long-term, episodic
- Setting up your dev environment
Build your first conversational AI agent with memory
Choose the track that matches your passion
Choose the domain that aligns with your intended college major. Every project brief is modeled after real industry challenges. The kind of work that makes your application stand out.
AI + Healthcare
Pre-Med · Biomedical Engineering · Public Health
Build a diagnostic assistant that triages patient symptoms using multi-agent reasoning
AI + Finance
Economics · Business · Finance · Data Science
Design a portfolio risk analyzer that explains its recommendations in plain English
AI + Cybersecurity
Computer Science · Cybersecurity · InfoSec
Create a threat detection agent that monitors network traffic and flags anomalies in real time
AI + Education
Education · Psychology · Cognitive Science
Build a personalized study planner that adapts to learning pace and identifies knowledge gaps
AI + Entrepreneurship
Business · Entrepreneurship · Marketing
Design a market research agent that analyzes competitors, trends, and customer feedback automatically
AI + Robotics
Engineering · Robotics · Mechanical Engineering
Build a navigation agent that plans optimal paths using sensor data and environmental constraints
Upcoming cohorts
Each cohort is limited to 10 students to ensure dedicated mentorship. Apply early to secure your preferred dates.
Summer Cohort: June
Summer Cohort: July
Summer Cohort: August
Program format
~10-12 hours/week designed to fit alongside school and summer activities.
Live Sessions
6 hrs/weekInteractive workshops with real-time Q&A and live coding.
Mentorship Calls
3 hrs/week1:1 and small group sessions with your industry mentor.
AI Project Work
2 hrs/weekBuilding and iterating on your AI agent with mentor feedback.
Async Learning
1 hr/weekSelf-paced pre-work, readings, and video walkthroughs.
Tools & Technologies
The kind of problems you'll solve
Our project briefs are designed by STEMtiq and modeled after publicly known industry challenges. Each one is scoped to be achievable in 4 weeks while building real technical depth.
Build an AI agent that triages patient symptoms and recommends care levels, modeled after the kind of systems hospitals are deploying today.
Create a portfolio risk analyzer that explains investment exposure in plain English. The type of tool wealth management firms are building right now.
Design a legal research agent that finds relevant precedents and synthesizes case law, similar to the AI tools top law firms are adopting.
Build a threat detection agent that analyzes network logs and flags anomalies, modeled after enterprise security operations workflows.
Create a personalized study planner that adapts to learning pace and identifies knowledge gaps. The same approach leading edtech platforms are taking.
Design a market research agent that analyzes competitors, trends, and customer feedback automatically
Every student's path into AI is different
Most parents book a conversation to explore interests, goals, experience level, and what kind of mentorship would actually be useful.
Profile Assessment
We discuss your child's grade, academic interests, and prior coding exposure to find the right fit.
Tracks & Mentorship
We explore what your child wants to build and match them with the right mentor and project track.
Outcomes & Impact
We explain how a real-world AI project strengthens college applications and builds lasting skills.
Timings & Commitment
We find the schedule and cohort that works best for your family.
Have questions? We're here to help - parents and students welcome
Driven by love, inspired to grow
“I went from barely knowing Python to building an AI agent that analyzes legal documents. My MIT interviewer spent 20 minutes asking about it. This program gave me something real to talk about.”
Aarav M.
11th grader
“The mentorship ratio is incredible. My mentor was a senior ML engineer at Google. I got feedback on my code every single day. No other program offers this level of attention.”
Sofia R.
10th grader
“I used my STEMtiq project and certificate in my Stanford application. My counselor said it was the strongest extracurricular on my profile. Accepted EA.”
James K.
11th grader
Everything you walk away with
Six tangible outcomes that directly strengthen your college application. Not certificates of attendance.
Deployed AI Agent
A working, production-grade AI agent accessible via a live URL. Not a tutorial project. A real product you built.
Program Certificate
Verified Agentic AI Program Certificate documenting your domain track, skills demonstrated, and evaluation score.
Letter of Recommendation
Personalized LOR from your industry mentor highlighting technical skills, initiative, and professional maturity.
Verified Portfolio Page
A public portfolio page on STEMtiq showcasing your project, scores, and certificate. Shareable link for applications.
Demo Day Recording
Professional recording of your final presentation. Usable for college application supplements and interviews.
GitHub Project Repository
Complete codebase with documentation, safety card, test cases, and architecture diagram. Portfolio-ready.
What the 4-week program includes
How to apply
We review every application thoroughly. Our team looks beyond grades. We seek curiosity, initiative, and genuine intent to learn.
Submit your application
Fill out a short application. Takes about 5 minutes. No commitment required.
We review your application
Our team looks beyond grades. We seek curiosity, initiative, and genuine interest in building with AI.
Receive your enrollment letter
Selected students receive an invitation to confirm their spot and access pre-program onboarding materials.
Begin the program
Join your cohort, meet your mentor, and start building a real AI agent from day one.
Got questions? We have answers
Everything parents and students ask before applying.
Still have questions? Email us at admissions@stemtiq.org
Ready to start building?
Apply for the Agentic AI Project-Based Program. Takes about 5 minutes, no commitment required.
What happens next
Submit your application
Basic info, interests, and a short response about why AI excites you
We review your application
We look beyond grades for curiosity, initiative, and genuine intent
Receive your enrollment letter
Selected students are invited to confirm their spot
Begin the program
Join your cohort and start building with your mentor
Queries? Reach out to us at: admissions@stemtiq.org