Students in this group are expected to sign up for Directed Study or research credit if available in their major (e.g. CSCE 5934: Directed Study for MS students in the CSE department) - check your degree program if such credit assists toward graduation. Only those selected for the program will be able to sign up for course credit.

Given current resources, 10-15 students in these colleges or other departments will be selected. Proficiency in programming and diversity of skills will be used in selection.

TAMS students are highly encouraged to apply. Those who are also selected for the TAMS Summer Research Scholarship will be required to be at Discovery Park at least 30 hrs/week following the 10 week summer class schedule, as the program requires 10 weeks of participation

Undergraduate special topics course options are possible with one of the coordinators. Up to 15 UNT undergraduates (not in TAMS) will be accepted.

PhD students do not apply to the program in the same manner as other students; however, Ph.D. students conducting AI-related research that can benefit from engaged, focused, and well-managed AI students are strongly encouraged to present their project idea to one of the program coordinators well before the first day of the summer program as an option for program students to sign up. If a Ph.D. student's project is selected, they will be expected to help advise the group pursuing that project with almost daily contact during the relevant program session. Exception: PhD students in their first year without an established research track can join as a regular participant.

Faculty with project ideas are also encouraged to contact one of the coordinators who maintain a curated list of project titles, abstracts, and resources that the students in the AI summer program select among on the first day. Note: The day-to-day project planning, meeting, and advising are provided by the program coordinators and participating graduate students. It is suggested, though not required, that faculty providing project ideas or support are available for contact by project groups at least once/week over the summer for feedback.

In our experience, the ideal project options provided by faculty are well-defined problems with data readily available that students can pursue relatively independently, with only daily assistance by a coordinator or knowledgable grad student. Additionally, students have to choose it on the first day so it must be appealing among the options available, and all project options presented are expected to lead to external impact.