Maanya
Grade 12, artificial intelligence
“I wanted to do something with AI.”
Ten weeks later she had built a test of whether a model can tell when it doesn't know the answer.
Her research question
Can we teach AI to know when it doesn't know?
Cohort 2 begins October 2026. Founding pricing ends with the December cohort.Apply now
Grades 6 to 12, one to one with PhD mentors
Where curiosity meets rigor.
Buildemics pairs students with working PhD researchers for ten weeks of real research, so they find out what a field actually feels like before they commit four years and a degree to it.
Which grade is your child in?
Ryan Jayne, PhD
Michigan State University
Our mentors research at
Columbia University, New York University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, UC San Diego, University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Minnesota, University of Mannheim, Michigan State University, Georgia State University
Technology partner
Sarasyn reshapes any document to a student's reading level, language and learning style, so our research material meets every student where they are.
Founding cohort
They came in curious. They left with a question worth pursuing.
Sohum
Grade 10, computational neuroscience and robotics
“I didn't know I could study this.”
He arrived interested in robots and left working with real EEG data on how the brain signals movement.
His research question
Can brain signals control a robotic arm?
Dhaksha
Grade 12, agricultural data science
“I used to panic reading papers.”
She finished with a forecasting model built on real agricultural data, and a paper she wrote herself.
Her research question
Can a walk-forward model predict rice yield in Karnataka?
Some students finish and know it's what they want. Some finish and know it isn't. Both of those are worth it.
Apply for Cohort 2Why Buildemics
A degree is a four year bet placed with almost no information.
One mentor, the whole way through
The same researcher for all ten weeks, never a cohort call with thirty students on mute. They learn how you think and push you accordingly.
You pick the question, not a menu
You start with whatever you are actually curious about, even if it is vague. The first two weeks turn it into something you can answer.
Find out before it costs four years
Most students discover what a field is really like in their second year of university. Ten weeks inside a real question tells them now.
Everything included, nothing upsold
Ten sessions, two writing sessions, and the finished paper. No add-on fees, no premium tier, no charge to talk to your mentor between sessions.
The mentors
The people who do this for a living.
Every mentor is an active researcher. Every session is one to one.
Programmes and pricing
Three ways in, depending on where they are.
Grades 6 to 8
Explorer
$499
6 weeks, 8 sessions
- One to one with an undergraduate or master's mentor
- Exploration report and mini research project
- Mentor feedback letter
Grades 9 to 12Founding pricing
Core
$849
10 weeks, 10 sessions
- One to one with a PhD mentor
- Research paper
- Mentor letter of recommendation
- Strengths and weaknesses report
Grades 9 to 12
Core and publication
$1,100
12 weeks, 12 sessions
- Everything in Core
- Dedicated writing and publication coach
- Writing review
- Journal or conference submission support
One to one, never groupActive researchers, not tutorsEverything included, no upsellsDefined scope, written down
Core founding pricing is available now. Apply to get matched with a mentor.
Questions
Everything people ask before they start.
Roughly three to five hours including the session. Students in exam months can adjust pace with their mentor.
Every mentor is an active PhD researcher or graduate student at a recognised university, interviewed by our team before being matched with any student.
We do not promise publication. We include two sessions on academic writing and on identifying where work could be submitted. Whether a paper is accepted is decided by journals, not by us.
Tell us early. We rematch the mentor where the fit is wrong, at no extra cost.
From the founder
“Buildemics is exactly what I needed at 18, before going to the USA. The vision is to make exploration easier for the next generation.”
Rainy Jain
Founder, Buildemics. Alum, Michigan State University.
Find out before it costs four years.
Cohort 2 begins October 2026. Book a call and we'll talk through whether this is right for your child. No pitch, no obligation.