Join the Sail Velocity Program for Empowering Students

Launch Your Career Through Real-World AI Internships

SAIL Velocity matches driven students with real projects at startups, research labs, and nonprofits pushing the boundaries of AI.

What is SAIL Velocity?

SAIL Velocity is the flagship internship program of the Society for AI Literacy. We connect students with hands-on, high-impact opportunities at startups, nonprofits, and research labs working at the frontier of AI and technology. Interns build real solutions while receiving mentorship, support, and professional development.

Why SAIL Velocity?

Mentorship-Driven

You’ll receive mentorship and training from both the SAIL team, and partner companies or startup founders. These aren’t just advisors; they’re people invested in your growth.

Build Your Portfolio

Every participant leaves with tangible outputs—projects, dashboards, papers, or software—that showcase applied experience and strengthen applications for jobs, graduate school, or medical school.

Not Just Learning—Doing

As a Velocity student, you’ll tackle projects with real-world impact. Whether supporting a healthcare startup, building AI tools for underserved communities, or contributing to pro bono work, you’ll put your skills to meaningful use.

Flexible and Inclusive

We welcome students from all academic backgrounds—not just computer science. Whether you study biology, psychology, engineering, design, or any other field, there's a place for you here.

Our Partners

Syncore is a digital health startup developing AI-powered tools for clinicians in resource-constrained settings. Their mission is to streamline clinical workflows, improve access to care, and empower providers with intelligent, data-driven solutions.

WisdomWaves, developed at the University of Calgary, is an AI-powered research platform that guides students and researchers through the process of drafting theses, proposals, and articles. It combines academic rigor with cutting-edge AI to support research at scale.

The Rural Opportunity Hub is an online platform dedicated to helping rural Canadian students access scholarships, mentorship, and postsecondary opportunities. It combines curated resources with a community-driven forum to empower youth from underserved areas.

Our Interns

Cohort of 2025

Kamalnath V G

Jozef Danielewicz

Yicong Lin

Software Engineering Intern

Rahul Iyer

Software Engineering Intern

Bjorn Prifti

Software Engineering Intern

Benjamin Onuzurike

Software Engineering Intern

Want To Join Or Learn More?

If you're a student, mentor, or organization interested in collaborating or participating, SAIL Velocity is accepting interest forms and project partners now.

“We built this because we saw how talented students were being passed over—not due to lack of skill, but lack of access. SAIL Velocity is about opening the door.”

- SAIL Founding Team