From AI-curious to .
A 6-week hybrid fellowship pairing NYC's technical builders with business and civic leaders to ship working AI agents on live city data. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with no deadline.
01 · Ways to participate
More than one door into .
Whether you are switching careers, leveling up, or just starting to build, there is a way in that meets you where you are.
Cohort program
A guided, 6-week project-based term with a small pod and technical mentors.
Open workshops
Single-session deep dives, free to attend with no commitment.
Community
A standing room of builders trading feedback, job referrals, and encouragement.
02 · Tracks
Pick the track that fits where you are .
Two distinct paths through the same term. Select a track to see what you will learn.
03 · What fellows get
Classes are open to all. Fellows get .
Join the selected cohort and you get these extras on top of every class and the hackathon.
Throughout the fellowship
- A place in a selected cohort of about 70 builders. You apply and we pick the group.
- A fellows-only Google Classroom with pre-reads, homework and class materials in one place.
- A Discord role just for the cohort, plus a private channel for fellows.
- Mixed pods of Builders and Citizens. Fellows from the technical and non-technical tracks work together in small groups.
- Members-only office hours in Weeks 4–6, for help with your project and time with instructors.
At the Halloween Hackathon (Oct 23–25)
- The challenge brief early, so you can plan your team and idea before the weekend.
- A prize only fellows can win.
- Partner credits, including Vonage API credits.
- A Vonage certificate for hackathon participants.
Showcase
- Demo Night (Sun Oct 25) and Capstone Night (mid-November), where you present your work.
Open to everyone: all classes (in person or on Zoom) and the hackathon itself. Applying gets you the fellow extras on top.
See who should apply04 · Program roadmap
A term that ends with something you actually .
The fall fellowship begins September 15, continues with six weeks of Wednesday and Thursday courses, and culminates in a late-October hackathon and Demo Night.
- 1
September 15
Kickoff
A panel and networking open the fall fellowship.
- 2
Wednesdays & Thursdays · From September 16
AI Literacy courses
Weekly, hands-on courses build practical AI skills across the cohort — Citizens on Wednesdays, Builders on Thursdays.
- 3
September 19
StuyTown flea market
A community gathering that supports our free technical programs.
- 4
October 23–25
Hackathon
Cross-track pods turn NYC civic problems and city data into live AI prototypes. Open to everyone in person or on Zoom; RSVP on Clyx.
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Sunday, October 25
Demo Night
Fellows present their work to community members, partners, and supporters.
05 · Who should apply
Built for the people tech keeps leaving .
No degree, no prior experience, and no perfect résumé required, just the will to build.
- 100% free, with no tuition or hidden fees.
- No degree or perfect résumé required, just the drive to build.
- Open to anyone who has been overlooked by traditional tech pathways.
06 · Our partners
The organizations backing this cohort:
07 · FAQ
The things everyone asks .
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Whether you build AI, fund it, teach it, or just want to keep up with what we're doing — there's a place for you here.
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