Ivy League Mentorship (ILM)
4-Year Long-term Program to Transform Your Child into a
Seasoned Innovator, Researcher, Leader & Entrepreneur
Ivy League
Mentorship (ILM)
4-year Long-term Program
ILM Success Stories: First Batch Results (2025)
The first batch of DiscoverSTEM’s Ivy League Mentorship (ILM 2021-25) program has achieved extraordinary success in their college admissions journey. These students have secured acceptances at some of the most prestigious universities in the United States. The exceptional outcome validates our unique approach to nurturing future innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs and leaders.
- 14 out of 17 ILM Students who graduated high school in 2025 are accepted to the Top 10 US Schools
- 16 out of 17 ILM Students who graduated high school in 2025 are accepted to the Top 21 US Schools
Program Details
This elite, immersive four-year program is meticulously designed to cultivate critical thinking, innovation, problem-solving, research, and leadership skills while fostering an entrepreneurial mindset.
Structured as a parallel education pathway, it offers hands-on experiences, enabling students to develop groundbreaking innovations, conduct research, and launch startups—shaping them into future leaders.
Beyond academic excellence, this program strategically strengthens your child’s college admissions profile, setting them apart for Ivy League and other top-tier institutions.
The ILM Program consists of Four Learning Tracks
The ILM Program is a dynamic, multi-track learning experience designed to equip students with the skills, mindset, and expertise to innovate, conduct research, lead, and launch ventures. With a flexible structure, students can customize their ILM journey by selecting tracks to pursue each year, ensuring a personalized learning experience that aligns with their aspirations.
Innovation Track
Identify a real-world problem and develop a patentable solution through hands-on problem-solving and expert-guided mentorship.
Outcome: Patent-pending Innovation.
Leadership Track
Master soft skills, strategic thinking, and
entrepreneurial leadership, preparing you for success in professional and startup ecosystems.
Outcome: Soft Skills, Entrepreneurial &
Professional Readiness.
Research Track
Gain deep domain knowledge, engage in hands-on research activities, and write a research paper that
drives real-world advancements.
Outcome: Writing and submitting research papers
Entrepreneurship Track
Turn your ideas into reality by learning to develop, market, and scale an innovative business—guided by expert mentorship and real-world case studies.
Outcome: Startup Launched and Product
prototype developed for crowdfunding.
Eligibility
Kids between
Kids between
10-17 years
10-17 years
are accepted
are accepted
Students in 10th grade may be accepted for the Accelerated ILM program.
Admission
Enrollment in this program is by
selection only
Enrollment in this program is by selection only
Contact Us HERE to Apply
Eligibility
Kids between
10-17 years
are accepted
Students in 10th grade may be accepted for the Accelerated ILM program.
Admission
Enrollment in this program is by
selection only
Selection Flow
Step 1
Send us your interest to join the program through the CONTACT US page.
Step 2
We’ll schedule information and a Q&A session where we will give more details about the program and answer your questions. An information session is followed by a tour of our Innovation Lab. The kid and parent must attend to proceed.
Step 3
If you meet our eligibility criteria and are also interested to join this program, we’ll send the Application Form and schedule the selection test.
Step 4
Please fill out the application form and attend our very interesting selection
test along with your parents and siblings. The selection test comprises of:
i. Left and Right brain coordination test
ii. Learning curve test
iii. Creativity & family innovation culture test
iv. Abstract, Forward & Backward Thinking test
v. Interview
Step 4
Please fill the application form and attend our very interesting selection
test along with parent and siblings. Selection test comprises of:
i. Left and Right brain coordination test
ii. Learning curve test
iii. Creativity & family innovation culture test
iv. Abstract, Forward & Backward Thinking test
v. Interview
Step 5
If you make it to our merit list, we’ll inform you via email and text message to allot you a seat! You may now start your journey to be our next young inventor!
Learning Outcomes
- Participants develop skills like critical thinking, logical analysis, reasoning, different types of brainstorming, experiment designing to test a hypothesis, and writing a problem statement for research.
- They also learn to analyze problems, generate ideas, and evaluate ideas to find the best one.
- The child also learns how to mentor someone for innovations by working with us as Assistant Innovation Facilitator.
- Expected to have a minimum of 4 and a maximum of up to 8 innovations and corresponding patent applications in multiple countries.
- Opportunity to write papers and conduct live research with our partner research labs / globally recognized scientists.
- Opportunity to be featured in mainstream media for their research and innovations.
Parent’s Mentoring
This course includes various sessions for parents on:
- How to nurture and challenge your child’s thinking and creative abilities.
- How to develop an innovation culture at home
- Career Interest identification of the child
- Interaction with experts in the child’s field of career interest
- Child’s career strategy planning
- Child’s college strategy planning
- Child’s life goal planning
Duration
4 years
Time Commitment
2 hours/week to work as an Assistant Innovation Facilitator (only in 3rd and 4th year)
1 hour/week for other leadership sessions/assignments
Enrollment Deadline
Rolling admission for ILM2025-26 closes on
August 31, 2025
Send us your interest to join the program through the CONTACT US page.
Duration
4 years
Time Commitment
2 hours/week to work as an Assistant Innovation Facilitator (only in 3rd and 4th year)
1 hour/week for other leadership sessions/assignments
Waitlist
Rolling admission for ILM2024-25 closes on
August 31, 2024
Current Waitlist to join
ILM Batch: 10 Months
