Resources for Independent Educational Consultants
STEAM in AI works with IECs to help students develop personalized, college-application-ready AI projects — and to give your practice a competitive edge. We work with advisors from these organizations: IECA, NACAC, WACAC, and HECA.
STEAM in AI Project Co‑Architect Collaborative
A selective 90-minute live working session for IECs. We reveal our StoryEngine, walk through the 5-Step AI Project Architecture Framework, explore case studies, and you apply it to one of your own students. Earn your Project Co‑Architect Badge and Certificate.
StoryEngine — AI-Powered Student Narrative Tool
Generate a personalized narrative strategy, career pathways, and AI project roadmap for any student — in 30 seconds. Built for IECs.
Join the Early Access ListAI Project Architecture Framework Workshop
Learn the 5-step framework STEAM in AI uses to help students develop personalized, interdisciplinary AI projects aligned with their academic interests.
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Meet Your AI Project Partner
Your Partner for Personalized AI Projects in AI Build or AI Research
We work with you to help students stand out through a personalized AI project based on their skills, interests, activities, and college & career path — built on our 5-Step STEAM in AI Framework.
Shilpi Agarwal
Chief AI Architect & Principal Investigator · Former Stanford AI Adjunct Faculty · Co-Chair, IECA STEM & Arts Committee
Shilpi Agarwal is the Chief AI Architect & Principal Investigator who personally oversees every student's AI project. She is Former Stanford AI Adjunct Faculty, a Regeneron ISEF Grand Award Judge, a NeurIPS presenter, and a mentor for the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition.
She is also an IEC herself — Co-Chair of the IECA STEM & Arts Committee — who complements what fellow IECs do. You handle the full admissions picture; she provides the AI project depth and research rigor that differentiates your students.
Every student works with two mentors: Shilpi Agarwal as Chief AI Architect & Lead Mentor who personally oversees every project, plus a dedicated 1:1 Industry Mentor — an AI engineer or researcher from companies like NVIDIA, Roblox, Genentech, and Turo.
The 5-Step STEAM in AI Framework
Personalized to Every Student's Path
Every student's project follows our 5-Step STEAM in AI Framework — personalized to their unique path.
01
Discover
Identify the student's skills, interests, and goals.
02
Design
Architect a personalized AI project aligned to their college & career path.
03
Build / Research
Execute the project with dual-mentor guidance (Chief AI Architect + 1:1 Industry Mentor).
04
Document
Build portfolio, document outcomes, strengthen college applications.
05
Present
Opportunity to present and compete (path to conferences, competitions, publications).
The Two-Mentor Structure
Every Student Works With Two Mentors
Chief AI Architect & Lead Mentor
Shilpi Agarwal
Oversees every project, shapes the AI product or research direction, and ensures academic rigor.
1:1 Industry Mentor
Dedicated per student
A dedicated AI engineer or researcher matched to the student's project area.
Built With Mentors From
YC Startup Founders
a16z AI Startup Founders
Stanford
Santa Clara University
MIT
Where Our Students Have Been Accepted
Students from our program have been accepted to:
Examples shown. Outcomes vary based on student background, effort, and overall application.
Path to Competitions & Publications
The Intensive builds the foundation. Students who continue have a path to present at conferences, submit to competitions, and publish research.
ISEF
Neural Information Processing Systems
MIT RSI
Proud Member & Business Partner
Questions? Reach out to Shilpi at shilpi@steaminai.org