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Apply to PAS4AI Workforce

Applications for the PAS4AI Workforce 2026 Program are due January 31, 2026.

Requirements

  • Identify as autistic or having Asperger's Syndrome (medical documentation is requested, but not required)
  • Currently enrolled in a college in the USA for a 2-year degree (e.g. Associates Degree or Associate of Applied Science)
  • Have passed one college class in programming (Python, Java, other) (or commensurate experience)
  • Have passed one college class in statistics, calculus, or linear algebra
  • Access to a computer, Internet, and headset
  • Are legally eligible to work at a paid job in the USA
  • Are aged 18 or over
  • Reside in the USA

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The application will ask you to submit the following items.

  1. Full name
  2. Self-attestation or medical documentation that you identify as autistic or have Asperger's Syndrome. The course is specially designed for autistic community college students. Please contact us and explain why you would still like to be considered for the program.
  3. Email address
  4. Street Address
  5. Age
  6. Driver's license or government ID
  7. Self-attestation that you are legally eligible to work in the USA
  8. 2-year college you attend or have attended and the degree program you are enrolled in
  9. Transcript from the college
  10. Name and email of a college professor who can write you a letter of recommendation
  11. Days of the week you are available to attend class from 1pm-2:30pm ET
  12. List of programming languages you are comfortable using
  13. List of college courses you have taken in math, AI, and/or data science
  14. List non-course-related projects you have done related to computer science, math, or AI
  15. List project collaboration tools you are comfortable using
  16. Four 100-200 word essays on
    1. The problems you want to explore through AI and team collaboration that are meaningful to you
    2. A time you worked on a team, your role, how you gave and received critiques, and anything you would change about the experience
    3. A moment in the last two years when your perspective on your work changed after receiving feedback. What about the feedback helped you? What kinds of feedback (e.g. spoken feedback, written communication, summaries, visual notes) best support you?
    4. Who is part of your support network (e.g. friend, family, caretakers, etc) and how do they support your goals?
  17. Any accessibility needs or preferences

Applications will be accepted until January 31, 2026. Accepted students will be notified on a rolling basis.

Program Details

AI Course

Our remote AI course will run 10 weeks from March 30, 2026 until June 5, 2026. The Zoom part of the course will run two days a week (TBD) from 1:00pm-2:30pm ET.

We aim to start at the same time as the typical college Spring quarter. If you like, we can help you obtain independent study credit from a professor at your college. Email us to learn how!

You will be taught a curriculum in AI which includes Python Pandas, using large-language models (LLMs) for code generation, data analysis and visualization, prompt engineering, transformer models, integrating LLMs into Python, retrieval-augmented generation, bias, ethics, and hallucinations in AI, and building AI-driven applications.

You will do your AI and LLM work using Google CoLab notebooks.

You will be taught communication and teamwork skills to prepare you to work as part of a professional AI/data science/software team. These skills include team introductions, negotiating communication preferences, communicating across differences, creating a team contract, brainstorming, reading and writing project specifications, standup meetings, writing and presenting status reports, problem solving, interpersonal collaboration, pair programming, mobbing, giving and receiving feedback, and presenting work orally and in written form.

You will also be taught social-emotional skills to enable you to practice the communication and teamwork skills you learn even while experiencing low self-confidence, imposter syndrome, or anxiety. These include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making skills.

You will learn to work in trios and in teams of 5-6 students and will develop a substantial AI project as part of your coursework.

For each week you meaningfully participate in the course, you will earn a stipend of $176.

Internship

If you successfully complete our AI course, you will be matched with an organization that will offer you a remote or in-person, full-time, summer internship lasting 12 weeks. The internship will involve doing AI work for the organization. You will be hired by the organization as an employee.

We will do our best to find you an internship that matches your interests and skills. You (and the organization) will have the opportunity to accept or reject the internship match that we select for you. If either you or the organization reject the match, we will attempt to find another internship for you. If we cannot, you may return to our program in a future offering for an opportunity to do your internship then.

Internships may start immediately after the AI class finishes, on Monday June 8, 2026. Internships should run 12 weeks.

For each week that you meaningfully participate in your internship, you will earn a $880 stipend. This stipend is not a salary. The company you work for is the one hiring you, not the PAS4AI Workforce project.

For additional information, please email us.