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THE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP · PROGRAM 01

Your child’s first published paper.
10 weeks from now.

One PhD mentor, one original research question, and a finished manuscript submitted to venues such as IEEE and Springer. 87% of Fellows publish. No prior research experience required, and mentorship continues at no cost until the paper is published.

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87% PUBLICATION RATEGRADES 6–12 · NO EXPERIENCE REQUIREDEVERY FIELD · STEM TO HUMANITIESROLLING ADMISSIONS
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THE DELIVERABLE
What your child holds at the end of week 10. All of it verifiable at the source.

The paper gets published. Then it wins science fairs.

01
The paper
A first-author manuscript on an original question, written to peer-review standards and submitted to journals and conferences such as IEEE and Springer. Admissions officers can look it up.
VENUES FELLOWS HAVE PUBLISHED IN
IEEESpringerElsevierACM
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The competition entry
The same research, prepared for ISEF, JSHS, and regional science fairs. Fellows have taken Best Oral Presentation at IEEE Tokyo and qualified for ISEF.
THE COMPETITIONS FELLOWS ENTER
Regeneron ISEFJSHSConrad ChallengeBioGENEius Challenge
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The story
A student who can defend every line of their work in an alumni interview, and an application essay with a spine. The credential is the beginning of the narrative, not the end.
WHERE FELLOWS HAVE BEEN ADMITTED
Brown UniversityStanford UniversityPrinceton UniversityUC BerkeleyCornell University
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THE TEN WEEKS
One weekly 1:1 session with the mentor, structured work between sessions. The cadence is the method.

10 weeks, any time of year

W1–2 · PHASE 01
Discovery
Find the research question with your PhD mentor, in the field your child actually cares about.
W3–5 · PHASE 02
Research
Design the study and collect original data, held to peer-review standards from day one.
W6–8 · PHASE 03
Write
Write the manuscript yourself, with structured feedback from your mentor and editors.
W9–10 · PHASE 04
Publish
Submit to venues such as IEEE and Springer, and prepare for ISEF and regional fairs.
WEEK 11 ONWARD · THE COMMITMENT
The 10 weeks end. We don’t.

If the paper needs more rounds of review, we stay with your child until it is published.

$0
EXTRA COST UNTIL PUBLISHED
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IN THEIR WORDS
Fellows who started with no research experience, in their own words.

Every Fellow starts at zero

“I joined YRI as a 9th grader with zero research experience. Within months, my eye-tracking Alzheimer's detection research was accepted at IEEE EMBC.”
Suriya D.Suriya D.IEEE-EMBC
“I went from no plan to a week-by-week roadmap. We scoped a real study, drafted my first manuscript, and got published in IEEE.”
Ishaan M.Ishaan M.IEEE
“My research won 1st place at my science fair and I qualified for state. I never imagined achieving that in 9th grade.”
Avyay G.Avyay G.1ST PLACE
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THE RECORD
Real Fellows, real venues. Every result below is verifiable at the source or in a case study.
$2,997
ONE TUITION
A record like this
EVERY FELLOW, THE SAME TEN WEEKS
Sadaf S.
Sadaf S.IEEE · BROWN
Published in IEEE, then admitted to Brown and Johns Hopkins
Mubashir S.
Mubashir S.ISEF 2026
Qualified to represent his country at Regeneron ISEF
Aditya S.
Aditya S.IEEE TOKYO
Best Oral Presentation at an IEEE conference in Tokyo
Karan A.
Karan A.WFBS RIGA
Full paper accepted at an international finance symposium
Ashwajit W.
Ashwajit W.SPRINGER
First-author research presented at BICA 2026 in Mexico
Avyay G.
Avyay G.1ST PLACE · JSHS
1st place at his regional science fair, state qualifier, and JSHS qualifier, in 9th grade

Different fields, different countries, the same 10 weeks and the same blueprint. The credential does not just strengthen an application. It becomes the story the application is built on.

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TUITION
One price, everything included. No hidden fees, no add-ons, no hourly billing.

Less than one college counselor retainer

Families spend $8,000 to $25,000 a year on college counselors who polish essays, and thousands more on research programs that end without a publication. The Fellowship costs $2,997 and ends with a paper under your child’s name, submitted for peer review.

Tuition is settled after acceptance. Apply first; if the fit is right, we will walk you through the details on the phone.

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Tuition
10 WEEKS
$2,997
Full tuition $5,997 · settled after acceptance
01Unlimited 1:1 sessions with a PhD mentor
02Full manuscript development and journal submission
03ISEF and science fair preparation
04Extended support until the paper is published
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QUESTIONS PARENTS ASK
The five that come up on nearly every call.

That is the normal starting point. Most Fellows arrive with no research experience at all, which is why the first two weeks are spent finding the question with the mentor rather than handing over a syllabus. The program is built for students who are curious and have never been shown how.

ADMISSION

Admission is selective.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and seats are limited. Tuition is $2,997, with a three-payment plan available. Mentorship continues at no cost until your paper is published.

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