Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) In partnership with HPAIR
Capital Minds · The Fellowship

The world’s first
AI-native finance fellowship
for students.

Eight Saturdays that change how a young person thinks about money, risk, and their own agency. Harvard student mentors who’ve sat in the rooms your kid wants to walk into. AI used the way a working analyst uses it, as leverage, not the answer. You finish with a capstone you defended out loud.

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8 live Saturdays 120 min each session $1,200$999 tuition
Cohorts 1–4
Sat cohorts · Nov 7 or Feb 13
Upcoming · May 22 & Aug 21, 2027
9 AM ET start 120 min live
Format
Hook · concept · AI lab · review
15 + 45 + 45 + 15 minutes. Every Saturday. Every week.
Capstone
A 5-min defence to a mentor panel.
H
Harvard student panel
Lead mentors + small-group leads
The Fellowship

Built for the years that
actually decide things.

One focused track for grades 8–12. Eight weeks: hook, concept, AI lab, mentor review, ending in a graded capstone defended live to a panel.

The Fellowship · Grades 8–12 · High school
The Fellowship.Real-world stakes.
Investing, businesses, fraud, and taxes.
01Investing fundamentals: stocks, bonds, ETFs, real assets
02Build & stress-test a 3-asset portfolio across 3 recessions
03Risk & behaviour: why smart people lose money
04Reading a 10-K: 5 numbers that actually matter
05Entrepreneurship: BMC, pricing tiers, unit economics
06Fraud, taxes & contracts, defended live
Capstone: A venture or investment thesis · live panel
APPLY · GRADES 8–12
8 weeks at a glance

The whole curriculum.
No mystery .

Each week is 120 minutes live: a hook, a concept, an AI lab, mentor review. See the full week-by-week guide → Or browse real projects fellows have shipped in The Lab, or read a plain-language overview of our personal finance course for teens.

Cohorts 1–4
8-week syllabus
▸ LIVE · SAT 9 AM ET

Each Saturday · 120 min live · same curriculum, four start dates.

W1
Investing fundamentalsStocks, bonds, ETFs, real assets from first principles
Nov 7
Research
→
W2
Portfolio thinkingBuild a 3-asset projection · stress-test it
Nov 14
Model
→
W3
Risk, return & behaviourWhy smart people lose money · bias-proofing
Nov 21
Verify
→
W4
Reading a businessIncome · balance sheet · cash flow in practice
Nov 28
Research
→
W5
EntrepreneurshipBusiness model canvas · pricing · unit economics
Dec 5
Draft
→
W6
AI go-to-marketOne-pager + 5 hardest objections answered
Dec 12
Draft + Verify
→
W7
Fraud, taxes & the real worldScam scripts · tax regimes · contracts
Dec 19
Verify
→
W8
Capstone · Build, pitch, defendA real venture or investment thesis · mentor panel
Dec 26
Draft + Verify
→
meet the team

Designed by educators.
Run by Harvard students.

Every small group is led by a current Harvard undergraduate or graduate from Harvard. They run your live AI labs, hold office hours mid-week, and grade every capstone.

KellyHarvard '27 · Applied Math & Statistics
Junior at Harvard studying Applied Math and Statistics. Experience spans applied AI research, political data science and election forecasting, and full-stack product development. Interested in entrepreneurship and startups.
Harvard '27AM & Stats
AI · DSStartups
TsionSenior · Government
Passionate about education equity and youth mentorship. Has held tutoring and mentoring roles with Harvard Model Congress, the Eritrean and Ethiopian Students Association, and the Cambridge Community Center.
HarvardGovernment
Youthmentorship
Jerelyn FernandezHarvard '25 · Investor Services Analyst, Citi
Graduated cum laude from Harvard College (Psychology, secondary in Economics). HBS SVMP 2025. Former President of Harvard Latinos in Finance & Technology. Prior internships at Citi, Moderna, and Bain & Company.
Harvard '25cum laude
CitiNYC
Week 8 · Capstone

You don't finish
with a quiz. You finish
with a defence.

Five-minute live pitch to a mentor panel. Your artefact, your AI Workbook, your numbers. Mentors ask questions in real time. The AI is in the room, but it can't answer for you.

i.
Judgment
Did you improve, edit, or override what AI gave you?
ii.
Rigour
Are your numbers correct, sourced, and stress-tested?
iii.
Clarity
Could a non-expert parent understand the pitch?
iv.
Honesty
Are the limits and risks of your plan stated plainly?
Cohorts 1–4 · Applications open

A short form.
One decision.

Choose your start: Saturday, November 7, 2026 (Cohort 1), Saturday, February 13, 2027 (Cohort 2), Saturday, May 22, 2027 (Cohort 3) or Saturday, August 21, 2027 (Cohort 4). All run 9 AM ET. One focused track, applications graded on a 60-second video. No GPAs, no SATs, no parents writing it for you.

8 wks
Live every Saturday
120 min
Hook · concept · AI lab · review
1 panel
Capstone defended live
Capital Minds
Cohorts 1–4
Cohort 1Sat, November 7, 2026 · 9 AM ET
Cohort 2Sat, February 13, 2027 · 9 AM ET
Cohort 3Sat, May 22, 2027 · 9 AM ET
Cohort 4Sat, August 21, 2027 · 9 AM ET
FormatLive · Saturdays · 120 min
ProgrammeCapital Minds Fellowship · Grades 8–12
MentorsHarvard students + leads
CapstoneLive mentor panel
$1,200$999 / fellowship
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FAQ

The real questions.

From students, parents, and teachers.

​No prior AI fluency required
No. Most students arrive having only used AI to write essays. By Week 2 you'll be writing 5-prompt research chains, by Week 6 you'll be attacking AI drafts as a skeptical VC. We teach the skill from scratch.
​Sessions recordings will be shared every week. You can watch the recordings to receive the concepts.
Yes, a 5-minute live pitch followed by mentor questions.

Exploring other summer options? Learn with Leaders also runs a mentor-led pre-law program: read our sister program's guide to mock trial to see how it works.