STEM-Away Virtual-Internships: Summer/Fall 2025 Hackathon Edition

AIVIA™ Summer 2025 Hackathon

Build Skills, Then Build Systems

Open to anyone interested in AI-augmented problem-solving: students, professionals, career changers, and lifelong learners. All backgrounds welcome!


Learn → Qualify → Build → Showcase

Work in global teams • Build real AI-augmented systems • Get evaluated through conversation, not just code


Open to All

  • No prior experience required—learn and build
  • One-time platform setup fee ($25) includes hackathon access
  • Open to students, professionals, and curious minds worldwide



Your AIVIA™ Hackathon Journey: Step-by-Step

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Jump into Steps 1 & 2 to pick your project:

:green_circle: Step 1 - Explore Project Tracks & Timeline
:blue_circle: Step 2 - Take a Deeper Dive into Projects

Then move on to Steps 3–5 to Qualify, Team Up, and Build:

:orange_circle: Step 3 - Unlock Your Spot
:green_circle: Step 4 - Form or Join a Team
:yellow_circle: Step 5 -Build, Submit & Showcase



What Makes This Hackathon Different


Evaluation That Understands You

AIVIA™ 360 merges learning and evaluation into a seamless chat experience. Instead of submitting a full build, you qualify by demonstrating your understanding through guided dialogue.

Learn more about AIVIA™ evaluations →


Global Collaboration Made Easy

After qualifying, connect with participants worldwide. Use built-in tools to message teammates or let STEM-Away auto-form a diverse, balanced team for you.


Free Mentoring

Get real-time help from experts—no applications or exclusivity. STEM-Away® offers free, chat-based mentoring for all participants.


Flexible by Design

Choose your path: explore Sprint 1, advance to the final showcase, or quietly build a prototype—the format adapts to your goals.


Built for Real Growth

Every phase—from prep projects to team formation—is designed to help you gain hands-on experience in AI-augmented systems, not just win trophies.



What You’ll Gain

Practical GenAI Skills
Design AI-augmented workflows, craft effective prompts, build RAG systems, fine-tune LLM outputs, and integrate AI with interactive apps

Real-World Datasets
Apply skills to complex data in finance, cybersecurity, healthcare, manufacturing, and human-AI interaction

Industry-Ready Prototypes
Deliver polished Streamlit dashboards and CLI tools for your portfolio

Global Network
Collaborate with peers and mentors worldwide in remote team settings



About Virtual Internships (Year-Round Program)

Note: For Summer 2025, our Virtual Internship takes the form of the hackathon above.

Traditional Virtual Internships offer real-world experience through transformational team projects, free mentorship, and paid team-lead roles.

How Traditional Internships Work:

  1. Apply & Evaluate via AIVIA™ project assessment
  2. Select Project - Research paper or innovative product build
  3. Follow Phases - Replicate → Extend → Present (Research) or Architect → Design → Test (Product)
  4. Lead & Earn - Paid weekly compensation for team leads
  5. Collaborate - Continuous mentoring via Mentor Chains®

Join our global alumni network of 3,000+ members from 80+ countries. See our Testimonial Wall for success stories.

All participants must be experienced enough for unsupervised team collaboration via Discord/Slack.

Hi! Can someone DM me to assist me using STEM-Away? I am very lost but passionate about contributing! Thanks.

Hi! Read Steps 1 & 2 to explore and find a project that excites you. Then, check out Step 3 to see how to qualify and get started!

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Thanks, will there be other virtual internship opportunities after this hackathon?

There will be rolling deadlines to form teams and work on the projects. We will move to more of an internship format after the hackathons. But you will still need to pass evaluations to participate.