PaperBench: Evaluating AI's Ability to Replicate AI Research
Cited by OpenAI
Empowering the Next Generation of Scholars
Join a rigorous research program where high school and undergraduate students work alongside world-class researchers to publish at top AI conferences.
The AI Research Program
Join a rigorous research program where high school and undergraduate students work alongside world-class researchers to publish at top AI conferences.
70%+Team Acceptance Rate at Major AI Conference Workshops
311Students Accepted to NeurIPS Conferences and Workshops
$1.2min Financial Aid Granted
Cohort Start Dates
Choose the cohort that fits your schedule
Spring 2026
Targeted Venues: ICML, COLM
January 18 – April 12Lectures: Sunday, 10:00 - 11:30am PTEnrollment Closed
February 15 – May 10Lectures: Sunday, 1:00 - 2:30pm PTEnrollment Open
March 15 – June 7Lectures: Sunday, 3:00 - 4:30pm PTEnrollment Open
Summer 2026
Targeted Venues: NeurIPS, EMNLP, AAAI
May 24 – August 16Lectures: TBDEnrollment Open
June 7 – August 30Lectures: TBDEnrollment Open
June 21 – September 13Lectures: TBDEnrollment Open
July 12 – October 4Lectures: TBDEnrollment Open
Conference Acceptances
Algoverse research teams have consistently achieved publication success at top AI venues such as NeurIPS, EMNLP, and ACL—conferences that primarily feature work from Ph.D. students and professional researchers at leading industry and academic labs. Acceptance rates at top conferences and workshops are typically 30-50% for submissions from established research institutions. Algoverse's research teams have significantly exceeded the baseline results, reflecting the program's emphasis on rigorous mentorship and research quality.
To read more about our research outcomes and conference publications, visit our Research page.
Fall 2024
68%
Conference-Accepted TeamsPercent of teams in the cohort accepted at major AI conferences and/or affiliated workshops listed in our Research page (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, EMNLP, COLM). In-progress teams are excluded; teams are considered in progress if they've had activity in the past 30 days.
Winter 2024
70%
Conference-Accepted TeamsSpring 2025
71%
Conference-Accepted TeamsSummer 2025
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Results PendingProgram Overview
Schedule
- 12-week online program
- Two weekly meetings
- Optional office hours available
- 5-10 hours per week commitment
Mentorship
- Literature review and ideation
- Code implementation and model training
- Manuscript drafting
- Conference submission preparation
Project Groups
- Close-knit teams of 3-4 students
- One dedicated mentor per team
- Collaborative research environment
- Post-program Slack access
Eligibility
Undergraduate students, high school students, and industry professionals worldwide. Python programming experience required.
Program Fee
$3,325 program fee includes computational resources and infrastructure for ML research. Scholarships available for qualified applicants.
Financial Aid Scholarships
We are committed to making our program accessible to all students, regardless of their financial background. To this end, we offer a limited number of financial aid scholarships. Scholarships are available to students who face significant financial hardship. Families with an annual income below $70,000 USD are given priority. Applicants need to provide a brief statement explaining their financial situation and need for support. Merit: Additionally, we offer a limited number of merit scholarships open to any interested applicants. This scholarship is highly competitive.
Program Structure
Phase 1
Foundations & Ideation
Week 1
Orientation & Foundations
Program orientation and high-level lectures on modern ML/LLMs and research fundamentals. Includes mentor office hours and initial readings to prepare teams for project planning.
Week 3
Team Matching & Ideation
Team-matching completes in this window; teams choose a research topic, align on scope and success metrics, and produce a concise implementation plan to move into development.
Week 5
Proposal Finalization
Finalize proposals with defined datasets, evaluation criteria, and a milestone plan. Prepare initial baseline code and data stubs.
Phase 2
Research & Implementation
Week 7
Implementation & Baselines
Develop working prototypes and baselines, implement evaluation pipelines, and ensure reproducible training and logging.
Week 9
Iterate & Analyze
Run iterative experiments and ablations, produce preliminary analyses and figures, and incorporate mentor feedback into method refinement.
Phase 3
Drafting & Submission
Week 11
Internal Review & Revisions
Submit a complete draft for internal review, address requested revisions, and ensure experiments are reproducible for handoff.
Week 13
Finalize & Submit
Finalize manuscript and artifacts, submit to the chosen venue, and prepare an artifact release (code, data, README) for handoff.
Paper Citations
Undergraduate research cited by premier institutions is already a rare and exceptional achievement—demonstrating the quality, depth, and real-world impact of our students' work. But at Algoverse, even high school students regularly earn citations from researchers at top universities and labs—a nearly unheard-of accomplishment in academia. Citations represent more than just recognition; they reflect meaningful contributions to science itself. The fact that our students' discoveries are informing research conducted by seasoned scholars underscores the extraordinary rigor, originality, and influence of their work.
0Citations in the past year
Example Citations
One Language, Many Gaps: Evaluating Dialect Fairness and Robustness of Large Language Models in Reasoning Tasks
Cited by Microsoft, Oxford, University of Washington
GPT-4o Reads the Mind in the Eyes
Cited by Princeton, MIT
Our research has been cited by institutions including, but not limited to:
Begin Your Journey
Apply in one step. The application is straightforward and takes about 10 minutes. We review submissions on a rolling basis and reach out quickly if there's a fit.
We look for clear signals of technical ability (projects, coursework, competitions, or strong research curiosity), high agency and follow-through, and a genuine curiosity to do real research.
If you're ready to ship experiments and iterate fast, you'll thrive here. If admitted, you'll join a structured research pipeline with mentorship that keeps progress moving from ideation → implementation → conference submission.
