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Young Talent Collider

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Young Talent Collider

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Program at a Glance

  • Interns: 100 AI talents annually 

  • Duration: 3 months, 40 hrs/week 

  • Salary: $100/hour (~$48,000 per participant)


Why Join YTC? 

  • Competitive Compensation. 

  • Freedom & Growth: 95% research freedom, no post-graduation obligations. 

  • Elite Mentorship: Guidance from world-class scientists, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. 

  • Innovation Paths: Choose your journey — Academic Research or Business Incubation. 

  • Cutting-Edge Fields: Work on Spiking Neural Networks (SNN), foundation models, advanced memory systems, and virtual world engines.

Two Growth Paths 

Academic

  • Join global research networks (UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Duke). 

  • Publish in top-tier journals. 

  • Contribute to open-source communities. 

Industrial Path

  • Prototype, test, and validate new ideas. 

  • File patents and develop real-world applications. 

  • Incubate startups with support from partners and investors.

Leverage Thriving Ecosystems & Partnerships

  •  Institute Academic Partners: Leading universities and institutes. 

  • Chen Institute Programs: Exclusive access to research, training, and innovation programs. 

  • Industry Collaborations: Tech giants, startups, and global alliances.

Mentorship & Career Support 

  • Personalized Mentor Matching: Based on expertise, career goals, and working style. 

  • Types of Mentors: Academic, technical, entrepreneurial, and career mentors. 

  • Career Development: Pathways into academia, top tech companies, or entrepreneurship.

Program at a Glance

  • Interns: 100 AI talents annually 

  • Duration: 3 months, 40 hrs/week 

  • Salary: $100/hour (~$48,000 per participant)


Why Join YTC? 

  • Competitive Compensation. 

  • Freedom & Growth: 95% research freedom, no post-graduation obligations. 

  • Elite Mentorship: Guidance from world-class scientists, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. 

  • Innovation Paths: Choose your journey — Academic Research or Business Incubation. 

  • Cutting-Edge Fields: Work on Spiking Neural Networks (SNN), foundation models, advanced memory systems, and virtual world engines.

Two Growth Paths 

Academic

  • Join global research networks (UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Duke). 

  • Publish in top-tier journals. 

  • Contribute to open-source communities. 

Industrial Path

  • Prototype, test, and validate new ideas. 

  • File patents and develop real-world applications. 

  • Incubate startups with support from partners and investors.

Leverage Thriving Ecosystems & Partnerships

  •  Institute Academic Partners: Leading universities and institutes. 

  • Chen Institute Programs: Exclusive access to research, training, and innovation programs. 

  • Industry Collaborations: Tech giants, startups, and global alliances.

Mentorship & Career Support 

  • Personalized Mentor Matching: Based on expertise, career goals, and working style. 

  • Types of Mentors: Academic, technical, entrepreneurial, and career mentors. 

  • Career Development: Pathways into academia, top tech companies, or entrepreneurship.

Program at a Glance

  • Interns: 100 AI talents annually 

  • Duration: 3 months, 40 hrs/week 

  • Salary: $100/hour (~$48,000 per participant)


Why Join YTC? 

  • Competitive Compensation. 

  • Freedom & Growth: 95% research freedom, no post-graduation obligations. 

  • Elite Mentorship: Guidance from world-class scientists, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. 

  • Innovation Paths: Choose your journey — Academic Research or Business Incubation. 

  • Cutting-Edge Fields: Work on Spiking Neural Networks (SNN), foundation models, advanced memory systems, and virtual world engines.

Two Growth Paths 

Academic

  • Join global research networks (UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Duke). 

  • Publish in top-tier journals. 

  • Contribute to open-source communities. 

Industrial Path

  • Prototype, test, and validate new ideas. 

  • File patents and develop real-world applications. 

  • Incubate startups with support from partners and investors.

Leverage Thriving Ecosystems & Partnerships

  •  Institute Academic Partners: Leading universities and institutes. 

  • Chen Institute Programs: Exclusive access to research, training, and innovation programs. 

  • Industry Collaborations: Tech giants, startups, and global alliances.

Mentorship & Career Support 

  • Personalized Mentor Matching: Based on expertise, career goals, and working style. 

  • Types of Mentors: Academic, technical, entrepreneurial, and career mentors. 

  • Career Development: Pathways into academia, top tech companies, or entrepreneurship.

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Cornerstone Partnerships

Frontier Labs

Documentary

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AI Prize

Chen Scholars Program

Training Programs

Stanford IPL

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AIAS 2025

Conference Program

Conference Partners

Conference Reports

About

Founders’ letter

Our Philanthropy

Vision

Team

Join Us

Newsroom

Chen Institute blog

Newsletter

Annual Report

© 2025 Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute

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Cornerstone Partnerships

Frontier Labs

Documentary

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AI Prize

Chen Scholars Program

Training Programs

Stanford IPL

Loading...

AIAS 2025

Conference Program

Conference Partners

Conference Reports

About

Founders’ letter

Our Philanthropy

Vision

Team

Join Us

Newsroom

Chen Institute blog

Newsletter

Annual Report

© 2025 Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute

Terms of Use

Privacy Policy

Contact us

Newsletter

Subscribe

We're Hiring!