Literature review in the chosen field
“What is already known, and what has nobody answered yet?”
What they hand inAn annotated review with a defensible gap identified.
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Fellowship · Research & Academic WritingResearch Publication Fellowship
An eight-week mentored fellowship that takes your child from research question to a genuinely published paper - with publication guaranteed.
Next cohort starts Sun, 15 Nov 2026 · early-bird USD 1,199
Cohorts of Small live cohort
Length8 weeks
Cohort sizeSmall live cohort
EligibilityGrades 8–12 (13–17)
Live sessionsSundays, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4 + office hours (Sundays, 9:00–10:30 AM ET + office hours) · live on Zoom
What your child will actually do
Live, mentor-led sessions - worked problems and real output, not lectures.
1
Choose a defensible research question
Narrow a broad interest into something a school student can actually investigate well.
2
Review the literature properly
Find, read and cite real sources - the skill most first-year undergraduates arrive without.
3
Write to journal structure
Abstract, method, findings, discussion - drafted and redrafted with a mentor line by line.
4
Submit and publish
Guided submission through to publication, so the work exists at a permanent link.
Skills your child will gain
Named, practised skills - grouped the way universities read them, tied to how each is used in this fellowship.
Thinking & analysis
How your child breaks a problem down before touching it.
- Literature review and search
Practised on live problems in every session - never taught as theory.
- Method selection and limitations
Mentors make your child justify each step out loud before moving on.
- Academic citation and referencing
Applied to unfamiliar research & academic writing material, not rehearsed examples.
Building & doing
The hands-on craft that turns an idea into a finished artefact.
- Research question design
Used directly on the work your child hands in across 8 weeks.
- Editing to journal standard
Learnt by building the real artefact, not by following a tutorial.
Working with people
Deadlines, teams, feedback - the habits universities and employers notice.
- Working to a supervisor's brief
Built through real deadlines and written mentor feedback.
Projects they finish with
Sample briefs from recent cohorts - the actual work that comes out of the programme, not a syllabus.
Full research paper
“Can your child answer that gap to journal standard?”
What they hand inA complete paper with method, results and limitations.
Middle weeksSubmission to a student journal or preprint
“Is it good enough for a third party to publish?”
What they hand inA submitted or published paper with a permanent link.
Final weeksA publishable research paper
Your child writes a full paper with a research mentor, from question to submission, aimed at a student-appropriate journal or preprint venue - the strongest single line available to a school student.
What you end up holding
- A submitted or published paper with a permanent link
- A supervisor's letter or written reference
- A citable title for the CV and Common App
What they'll take away
Published paper with a citable linkCertificate of CompletionMentor letter of participationAcademic writing method they reuse
How this strengthens their university profile
The point isn't the certificate. It's the line a family can honestly write afterwards - and the artefact sitting behind it.
Before
"My child is interested in research & academic writing."
Nothing an admissions officer can check.
After Research Publication Fellowship
"My child completed Research Publication Fellowship and finished a publishable research paper."
A line with an artefact behind it.
Why this fellowship counts
Depth. A fellowship is the spine of a profile - several weeks with one mentor, one field and one finished piece of work at the end. This is what turns "interested in medicine" into evidence.
The strongest single signal available to a school student: published, citable research.
What a university can verify
- A submitted or published paper with a permanent link
- A supervisor's letter or written reference
- A citable title for the CV and Common App
- A finished capstone or research piece
- Mentor feedback in writing
100% publication guarantee
If it isn't right for your child after the first session, tell us - we sort it out without forms or fuss.
Upcoming cohorts
Sun, 15 Nov 20268 weeks · Grades 8–12Batch 2
Sundays, 5:00 PM GMT+4(Sundays, 9:00 AM ET)
Sun, 21 Mar 20278 weeks · Grades 8–12Batch 3
Sundays, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4 + office hours(Sundays, 9:00–10:30 AM ET + office hours)
Session times shown in Dubai time (GMT+4) with US Eastern alongside. Fees are correct at time of publishing - confirm on the programme page.
One research mentor for the whole eight weeks
Your child works with a single mentor who knows the paper as well as they do, which is why drafts improve quickly rather than circling.
Parents usually ask
What does the publication guarantee mean?
Students who complete the fellowship and follow mentor feedback are guaranteed publication in a student-appropriate journal.
Which subjects are possible?
Sciences, social sciences, economics, public health and humanities are all supported - the question matters more than the field.
How much writing is involved?
Expect a few hours a week between sessions. It is the most demanding programme we run, and the most rewarding.
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