Create an independent AI project with one-to-one mentorship. The current Fellowship page describes fifteen mentor sessions over fifteen weeks, plus publication support and a publication timeline; publication is not guaranteed. It currently specifies grades 9–12 with Python basics or completed AI Scholars, replacing the former catalog's broader middle-school eligibility and 12–15-week description.
Cycle sources checked November 4, 2026: the program comparison explicitly includes AI Scholars, AI Fellowship and both Deep Dives and advertises a Winter deadline of November 29, 2026. The 2026 calendar, linked from the official brochure, labels November 29 the Winter final deadline. The calendar lists October 18 for early admission, while the current application form says October 25. Those early dates are retained as conflicting historical milestones; an extension has not been established. The sources do not give a deadline cutoff time or timezone, or an exact application opening date. Later-cycle deadlines remain unverified.
The current Fellowship page and general FAQ advertise need-based aid up to 100%, but the linked application form explicitly limits financial-aid applications to AI Scholars, Deep Dive and AI Trailblazers. Fellowship aid availability remains unresolved. The form and brochure list the Fellowship price as USD6,950; the former USD5,400 catalog fee is historical. No dollar aid cap is verified. The calendar explicitly dates the Fellowship start December 13, 2026; its completion and any subsequent intake dates are not confirmed.