Welcome to the Aspire Fellowship.

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What is the Aspire Fellowship (Foundation track)?

10 weeks to turn your curiosity into a rigorous research project under expert mentorship.

Weeks 1–2: Your question

Lock your research question with your mentor and read the papers it builds on.

Weeks 3–5: Your data

Download real public data and build your dataset. No surveys, no lab.

Weeks 6–8: Your result

Get your first real finding, then test whether it holds up through experimentation.

Weeks 9–10: Your paper

Write it up, pick a journal or symposium with your mentor, and submit.

Pick your track.

Dr. Reetoja Nag
Your mentor
Dr. Reetoja Nag
PhD, Biomedical Engineering
Emory University
First author, npj Precision Oncology (2025)
Computational Biology
Use AI to find patterns in disease.
Work with real cancer images and single-cell data, the same public data researchers publish from.
01
The cellular neighborhood of cancer
How does one type of cell change between healthy and tumor tissue, using public single-cell data?
02
Reading genetics from tumor images
Do visible features in tumor images differ between tumors with and without microsatellite instability?
Previous student examples
Interpretable Texture Analysis of Knee MRI Regions of Interest in Meniscus and Ligament Injury
Accepted · IEEE BIBM 2026
Can Network-Prioritized Microglial Gene Signatures from Neuropathic Pain Identify Stage-Specific FDA-Approved Drug Candidates?

Built specifically for beginners and first-timers.

Our mentors all have previous mentorship experience. They know how to help those with no previous experience.

Topic Selection

Your mentor will help you develop a research question within the topic and dataset of your chosen track.

Guided Milestones

Submit brief weekly updates and reports to hold yourself accountable and get feedback from our team.

1:1 Mentorship

Work with your mentor to develop a publish-ready research paper or competition-ready poster + presentation.

What previous students have accomplished.

What have fellows done?

  • ISEF 2026

    Rithvik Puppala

    ISEF 2026 Grand Award Winner · Biomedical Engineering

    Grade 10

    Research focus: Ovarian Cancer Research

  • ISEF 2026

    Meetushi Goel

    ISEF 2026 Finalist · Software Design

    Grade 11

    Research focus: AI-powered drones and accessibility-focused education work.

  • ISEF 2026

    Nina Shaye

    ISEF 2026 Finalist · Translational Medical Science

    Grade 11

    Research focus: Hybrid AI for early-stage pancreatic cancer detection.

  • National Fair Winner

    Adiya Yessen

    Gold Medalist · Republican Competition of Scientific Projects

    Grade 10

    Research focus: Kazakh-language speech dataset for text-to-speech AI.

  • 1st Place

    Harry Bai

    1st Place · Fairfax County Regional Science & Engineering Fair

    Grade 10

    Research focus: Plasma-treated water for food crops in lunar soil.

  • Neurips & icml

    Aarav Sinha

    Published Researcher · NeurIPS 2025 & ICML 2026

    Grade 11

    Research focus: AI and reinforcement learning for sensory processing and navigation.

  • Science Olympiad

    Mrinal Yalageri

    Texas State Science Olympiad Medalist

    Grade 11

    Research focus: AI and software for 3D bioprinting and regenerative medicine.

  • Published

    Rajarshi Mandal

    Published Researcher · 8 Papers, including IEEE CIBCB

    Grade not listed

    Research focus: Multi-omics research on oxidative stress and cellular aging.

Finish with something real.

Get published

Towards the end of the program, your mentor helps you choose the right journal, conference or symposium and submits with you.

Compete

Our full 5-hour ISEF course, plus weekly office hours and a private chat with past ISEF finalists. Open even after your 10 weeks end.

No lab needed

Every project uses public data and free tools, the same data professional researchers publish from.

Student experience is our #1 priority.

Hear from previous students.

The Aspire fellowship really is an incredible program. I didn't think much of it at first, but when I had my first meeting with my mentor, I was absolutely blown away and was super excited to start my research project. From then, my mentor and I grew and built upon my past work, and I was able to present it at the AAS 248th conference! Since I joined the Fellowship, I have been able to submit three abstracts from my previous and current research, and my dream of having my work published online has been fulfilled.

Noelani Castellon

Grade 11, Spring Cohort

The Aspire fellowship really is an incredible program. I didn't think much of it at first, but when I had my first meeting with my mentor, I was absolutely blown away and was super excited to start my research project. From then, my mentor and I grew and built upon my past work, and I was able to present it at the AAS 248th conference! Since I joined the Fellowship, I have been able to submit three abstracts from my previous and current research, and my dream of having my work published online has been fulfilled.

Noelani Castellon

Grade 11, Spring Cohort

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$699

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Total tuition burden: $2,097

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Frequently Asked Questions:

What does it cost?

What is the time commitment?

Do I need to know how to code?

Do I need a lab?

Will I get published?

Do I need calculus?

Can I choose my own project?

Can I take my project to a science fair?