The IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute (IIDAI) is a new model of academic-industry partnership designed to increase access to technology education and skill development to spur breakthroughs in emerging areas of technology to accelerate the discovery of solutions to complex global challenges. Its goal is to enhance the STEM pipeline to graduate school and industry by offering undergraduate students, especially students from underrepresented groups in STEM, the opportunity to do research through the Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Program. Successful applicants will participate in one of the 18 research projects connected to the institute’s thrust areas, including Hybrid Cloud & AI, Materials Discovery, Quantum Computing, and Sustainability.
Women, first-generation students, and members of underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to apply.
There will be an Informational Session on February 28, 2024.
For inquiries, please email IIDAI URE coordinator, Bryana Rivera, at bmr2@illinois.edu.
For more information and to apply, go to this link:
https://isur.engineering.illinois.edu/ibm-il-discovery-accelerator-institute-iidai/
Applications open on February 12, 2024 and close on March 21, 2024.