Beyond the prompt: Learning Upgraded

Title

Beyond the prompt: Learning Upgraded

Organization

UW

Description:

This summer, we are inviting a select cohort of ambitious high school students to collaborate with university members on a project that sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence and higher education. As part of this IEEE Nanotechnology Council
Summer Internship, students will explore, design, and prototype innovative AI-driven approaches that meaningfully enhance how university students learn and how instructors teach.

Over the course of the program, participants will be asked to learn, use, and evaluate rapidly evolving landscape of AI tools shaping modern education — from intelligent tutoring systems and automated feedback platforms to AI-assisted content creation and personalized learning pathways. Working in collaborative teams, students will identify real challenges faced by university learners and instructors, apply design thinking methodologies to develop creative solutions, and present their findings and prototypes to an audience of academics.

This is not a passive learning experience.

Participants will be treated as junior innovators and will have to contribyte ideas, conduct research, test solutions, and iterate based on feedback. A genuine desire to think differently about the future of education is required.

Research component:
Yes

Student Grade(s):
US-resident high school students in grades 11-12 during the 2025-2026 school year.
US citizens or Permanent residents

Student Requirements for Participation:

• Interest in accessibility.
• Student should be highly motivated and take responsibility to complete the task
  in a timely manner.
• This project has weekly deadlines and requires frequent meetings with the team.
• Should not be doing more than one internship at a time, or involved in any other research projects for the duration of this project

Stipend:

No

Location:

Seattle

Mode:
Remote

Project Duration (weeks):
8

Project weekly Commitment (hours):

25

Project Start Date:
June 30, 2026

Project Cost to attend if selected:

$250.00

Will be used to sponsor a scholarship for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Deadline to apply:

May 2, 2026 11:59 pm PST