Become apublished researcher.
Publish a first-author paper in a top journal. Win a major science fair. 10 weeks, 1:1 with a PhD mentor. Proven mentorship behind Brown, Johns Hopkins and Stanford admits.
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Publications by YRI Fellows
Ruthwik D.METHI: An Ensemble-Based Machine-Learned Exoplanetary Habitability Index
Nidhi K.Skin Microbiome Signatures for Non-Invasive Detection of Autoimmune Disorders
Aditya S.Best Oral Presentation Award at IEEE AAIML 2026, Tokyo
Raeyaan M.Real-Time Control of a Low-Cost Robotic Arm Using EMG Signal Classification
Ishaan M.Waste-to-Resource Conversion
Sai T.Automated Hybrid In-Situ River RemediationWinning science fairs is not luck.
It is a blueprint.
Other programs hand your child one mentor and hope. We know exactly what admissions officers look for, and every one of these 10 weeks is built to produce it: a published paper and a major science fair result, with 4 teams working on every project to get there. That is why 87% of Fellows get published.
Question
Experiment
Draft
Submit
Published
Full-time PhD mentors
Matched from 1,000+ researchers to your child’s field. 1:1, every week.
Academic editing team
Editors work every draft until it meets journal standards. Revisions, not comments.
Submission specialists
They know which venues publish high school first authors, and how to answer reviewers.
Competition coaching
Poster, abstract and defense rehearsed before ISEF, JSHS or the regional fair.
AI and machine learning
Biology, medicine, and public health
Physics, astronomy, and engineering
Chemistry, materials, and environmental science
Economics, psychology, and social science
Humanities and interdisciplinary work
Mentorship continues at no additional cost until the paper is published. The program ends at week 10. The support does not.
SEE THE FULL PROCESS
Aditya walked into IEEE Tokyo a 17-year-old.He walked out with Best Oral Presentation.
Every Fellow gets the same 1:1 PhD mentorship that put him on that stage.
READ HIS CASE STUDY
Published. On stage. Admitted.
Fellows and parents on the fellowship, in their own words.
Fellows and parents, on camera
Suriya's Father
“As a parent, seeing your child accomplish something this meaningful is incredible.”
Most Fellows arrive with nothing on their CV. Here is what they say about what changed.
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.“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.“I wanted to prove you could do real ML research without a GPU cluster. My mentor helped me scope it to something achievable. Presenting at ISEF felt like validation that the idea had legs.”
Jayant K.“My research won 1st place at my science fair and I qualified for state. I never imagined achieving that in 9th grade.”
Avyay G.“My mentor helped me develop a novel ECG analysis algorithm that got published in IEEE. The structured research process transformed my understanding of what is possible.”
Devansh G.“The best part of YRI was the positive attitude of the mentors as they guided me to finish my research paper. The program creates a space where you can learn and succeed.”
Neil V.“I designed a novel drug candidate for Tardive Dyskinesia using AI-augmented molecular modeling. YRI's mentorship helped me publish computational pharmacology research.”
Aaryan S.“I built an AI-powered anomaly detection system for cloud computing. YRI's structured approach helped me get my paper accepted to the IEEE Advanced AI and ML Conference.”
Aditya S.“I applied astronomy techniques like pulsar timing to detect Alzheimer’s from brain scans, achieving 88.9% accuracy. YRI helped me bridge astrobiology and neuroscience.”
Ayaan R.“Selected as 1 of 14 global finalists from 8,000+ participants, and secured 3rd place with a cash award.”
Aarush M.“Publishing medical research as a high schooler seemed impossible. YRI helped me co-author a computational drug discovery study.”
Lyudong Y.“YRI helped me apply machine learning to public health research. My work was accepted to the IEEE International Conference on Public Health.”
Diya A.“I analyzed 132 immune escape mutations in Omicron variants using genomic surveillance. YRI helped me get published at IEEE RCSM 2025.”
Sai P.“I wanted to create something that not only detects traffic, but also uses the information to predict future problems.”
Aarav B.The same 10 weeks, the same 1:1 PhD mentorship, are waiting for your child.
Most Fellows start with no research experience. The mentorship carries them to a finished, submitted manuscript.
How the 10 weeks work
Match
Each Fellow is paired with a PhD mentor in their field, who directs the project through weekly one-on-one sessions.
Research
Fellows design experiments, collect original data, and write a manuscript held to peer-review standards.
Publish
Work is submitted to venues such as IEEE and Springer, and prepared for ISEF, Regeneron, and regional fairs.
Genuine curiosity about a field, any field
5-8 hours a week of real commitment
The ambition to be judged by professional standards
Prior research experience
A perfect GPA or test scores
A finished research idea; we develop it together
5-8 hours a week, scheduled around the student's schedule
A weekly 1:1 with the mentor, and a summary to you
Support continues free until the paper is published
“My son published research in IEEE and presented at an international medical conference, only in 9th grade. As a parent, seeing your child accomplish something this meaningful is incredible.”
Backed by a full-time team of PhD mentors, research writers, and journal submission specialists.
Ishan Jain
Regeneron ISEF finalist. Published in JAMA Cardiology. Conrad Challenge Top 5 worldwide. Author of ten peer-reviewed papers, presented at IEEE, ACM, and Stanford.
A full-time team of scientists and mentors.
One-on-one, matched by field: AI, medicine, physics, chemistry, economics, psychology and more.
Edit every paper to the standard a peer reviewer expects before it is submitted.
Pick the venue, handle the journal and conference process, and prepare the competition entry.
No. Most Fellows start with zero experience. The program is designed to take curious students and hold their work to professional standards through structured mentorship.
Admission is selective.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and every applicant gets a decision within 48 hours. Seats in each cohort are limited by the number of mentors we can match.
$2,997
Less than a month with a private college counselor, and the only line on the application a reader can look up and verify. Mentorship continues at no cost until the paper is published.
What if my child does not get published?
Mentorship continues at no additional cost until the paper is accepted. The program ends at week 10; the support does not.
Is 5 to 8 hours a week realistic during school?
Yes. Sessions are scheduled around school, and most Fellows do the work on weekends and one weeknight.
Who actually mentors my child?
A full-time PhD matched to the research topic after admission, in weekly 1:1 sessions. Not a graduate student filling a summer slot.