Become apublished researcher.
Ten weeks with a PhD mentor, an original research paper at the end of it, and a credential an admissions officer can look up and verify.
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87%
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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 Remediation87%
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BrownJohns HopkinsStanfordCaltechand more
87% is not luck.
It is staffing.
Getting a high schooler into a peer-reviewed venue is a specific job with specific steps, and almost every program that promises it staffs one mentor and hopes. Four teams touch every YRI paper before it is submitted.
Full-time PhD mentors
Your child works with a full-time PhD mentor, not a graduate student filling a summer slot. The match is drawn from a network of over 1,000 researchers, so it goes to someone whose own work sits in their field, and they meet 1:1 every week.
A research writing team
Professional academic writers take the findings and work with the student until the manuscript meets journal submission standards. Most programs hand back a draft with comments. We staff the draft.
Journal submission specialists
Choosing the venue is its own expertise: which journals and conferences actually publish high school first authors, what each one requires, and how to answer reviewers. That work is done by people who do it every week.
Competition coaching
The same research prepared for ISEF, JSHS, and regional fairs, with the poster, the abstract, and the defense rehearsed before your child walks into the room.
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
From STEM to the humanities, there is no research question we have to turn away for lack of a supervisor. Matching happens after we know what your child wants to work on, so the person overseeing the project has published in that area themselves.
Mentorship continues at no additional cost until the paper is submission-ready. The program ends at week ten. 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 STUDYRecent Fellows, and where their work landed.
ALL-CASE-STUDIES
Mubashir S.
Jayant K.
Suriya D.
Sadaf S.
Aaryan S.
Nidhi K.
Aditya S.
Ruthwik D.
Avyay G.
Shaswat S.
Neil V.
Ansh K.
Ashwajit W.
Aarush M.
Atharv V.
Ayaan R.
Devansh G.
Diya A.
Aarav B.
Srihaan E.
Arham S.
Aly D.
Ryan V.
Sai T.
Sai P.
Aarnav P.
Mahi C.
Lyudong Y.
Mehak G.
Ishaan M.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 ten weeks, the same 1:1 PhD mentorship, are waiting for your child.
Fellows and parents on the fellowship, in their own words.
Fellows and parents, on camera
Sadaf Shireen
“YRI didn't just help me publish. They helped me build a profile that got me into Brown and Johns Hopkins.”
Most Fellows start with no research experience. The mentorship carries them to a finished, submitted manuscript.
How the ten 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
Five to eight 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
“My son published research in IEEE and presented at an international medical conference, all before finishing high school. 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 qualifier. Published in JAMA Cardiology. Conrad Challenge Top 5 worldwide. Author of ten peer-reviewed papers, presented at IEEE, ACM, and Stanford.
Phillip Moheno, PhD
Former President and Chief Scientist of SanRx Pharmaceuticals, and named inventor on US Patent 12,569,492. He sets the research standard at YRI and the bar every mentor on the network is held to.
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 seats are limited. Tuition is $2,997, with a three-payment plan available. Mentorship continues at no cost until your paper is submission-ready.