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AI Summer School

# Learn practical AI for higher ed.

A 5-week, hands-on cohort that teaches you to actually use AI in your day-to-day work: agents, real tools, and workflows, through a higher-ed lens. You finish having built your first working agent.

Registration is now closed.

If you'd like to be added to the waitlist, please email [inquiries@awardspring.com](mailto:inquiries@awardspring.com).

## What it is

AI Summer School teaches practical, general AI for the way higher-ed teams actually work. Not a product demo, not a tech seminar.

-   ### Term-based cohort
    
    Five weeks, a fixed group, weekly live sessions, peer work, and assignments.
    
-   ### Real outcomes
    
    You graduate with an artifact: your first working agent.
    
-   ### We place you in the right room
    
    A quick survey profiles where you are and groups you with people at your level.
    

## The details

Format

Five weekly live sessions.

Term 1 dates

July 14 – August 11, 2026.

Who teaches

Led by James Francis, Chief AI Officer. Alex Stepien opens and closes each cohort, and guest experts headline modules.

Pricing

Flat $799/seat. One free seat included for every AwardSpring Pro and Enterprise customers.

Availability

A limited number of summer cohorts.

## How it works

1.  ### Take the survey
    
    The placement survey takes about 2 minutes.
    
2.  ### Intake
    
    Intake runs June 4–18.
    
3.  ### We form cohorts
    
    We group people by level and goals. You'll hear your placement by about June 20.
    
4.  ### Term 1 begins
    
    Your first session is July 14.
    

## Want a seat in the next cohort?

Registration is now closed.

If you'd like to be added to the waitlist, please email [inquiries@awardspring.com](mailto:inquiries@awardspring.com).