Artificial Intelligence Research Scholar (AIRS)

The United National Student Leadership Association (UNSLA) is launching a program to help individuals in low-income zip codes work as research assistants at prestigious Universities during their junior term in high school. The Artificial Intelligence Research Scholar (AIRS) Program with the successful Global Research Scholar (GRS) program offered by the AGM Institute to include the first year of financial aid advising and planning. Program Director Chris Myung stated, “We created the AIRS research project to provide opportunities for students who lack access to traditional research programs at no cost. Our goal is to support underrepresented and low-income students, especially those who cannot afford tuition for an advanced research program. We will reach out to foundations and organizations to secure scholarship funding for students living in low-income zip codes within their funding landscape.” UNSLA provides world-class research programs by pairing these young leaders with a 5-10 student cohort group of mixed-income students with expert Ivy League Ph.D. mentors. Leadership training is encouraged, as UNSLA’s vision is also to create leaders who will deliver a significant social and scientific impact upon the world. The research program enables students to connect with Ph.D. experts in their fields of interest, from STEM subjects to the humanities. Students can create AI projects that reflect their unique capabilities, offering AI in categories such as AI Gaming, Healthcare, Climate Change, Finance, Political Science, Education, Mental Health, and Sports.

AIRS will provide foundational AI skills for solving today’s challenging problems. UNSLA aims to generate future national and international leaders by nurturing personal talent within their interests and expanding their understanding and perspective through exceptional research. Past student research participants engaged in hands-on, experiential learning and lab-based intellectual experience in biology, physics, chemistry, and forensic science. They teamed up and worked closely with the Global Leadership Research (GLR) STEM faculty. Student researchers from the GLR Biodiversity program explored the biodiversity of the urban ocean around Los Angeles. Student researchers collected marine invertebrates in the field and discovered and documented biodiversity in the aquatic environment by applying modern genetic technology. Another GLR program focuses on GLR-AI’s “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Substance Abuse and Alcohol” research project, where students explored different applications of machine learning models. They learned various machine learning models, applying those models to real data sets as students applied AI to substance abuse and alcohol, utilizing their developed programming skills. Myung said, “Understanding the financial aid process is a big part of our effort. Helping parents and students navigate the system is a challenge we seek to undertake. Our future leaders and student researchers will become impact setters and contribute to an ever-growing community of versatile AI-powered futures.”