AIClub

We've written about the range of papers our students have published and the wins that came with them. A natural next question is what makes a publication good in the first place. Acceptance matters, but it isn't the whole answer. So - what else makes a good research publication for a high schooler? 1. It starts from the student's own interest The best papers begin with something the student already cares about: a field, a problem, a hobby, a person they know. That helps in

Interdisciplinary by Design: What Student AI Research Really Looks Like Publications at IEEE, SPIE, ACM, and other professional conferences across medicine, agriculture, space, climate, music, and more. Here's what interdisciplinary AI research looks like when high school students do it.

A ride-share match is a great design for a ride and a bad design for mentorship. Here's what changes when mentors are part of the institution, shown through three composite scenarios from real situations.

The USA AI Olympiad is the official pathway to Team USA, open to any K-12 student, and still early enough that the field isn't crowded. Registration for 2027 closes January 31.

Our mentors have watched many students' full journeys to elite colleges — not a single project, the whole arc. Here are three real playbooks we've seen work.

New to Science Fairs - a guide from AIClub mentors who have judged at every level of science fair.

A student with 5s in AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics went through the USAAIO math syllabus topic by topic and told us honestly what her AP coursework did — and didn't — cover.

Stanford ICME's Ashwin Rao spoke to AIClub Research Institute students about his new paper on the future of programming — and why knowing how to ask a precise question may matter more than knowing how to code.

Following our 400 wins announcement, we wanted to go deeper — not on the wins, but on the competitions themselves. What do you actually submit? What gets judged? What skill does each one really reward? There are many competitions. These are the top 10 that students can enter to demonstrate national and international recognition of their work. 1. Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) What you submit: A full independent research report, up to 20 pages, written to resemble a re