IIDAI URE has been CANCELED for the 2025-2026 school year! This page will be updated as new information comes along.

The IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute (IIDAI) is a new model of academic-industry partnership designed to increase access to technology education and skill development to spur breakthroughs in emerging areas of technology to accelerate the discovery of solutions to complex global challenges. Its goal is to enhance the STEM pipeline to graduate school and industry by offering undergraduate students, especially from underrepresented groups in STEM, the opportunity to do research through the Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Program. Successful applicants will participate in one of the 11 research projects connected to the institute’s thrust areas:

Hybrid Cloud & AI
Materials Discovery
Quantum Computing
Sustainability

For inquiries, please email IIDAI URE coordinator, Bryana Rivera at bmr2@illinois.edu