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AI QuestsCSE AI Makerspace student quest program
College of Science and Engineering student innovation program

Build useful AI. Earn tuition credit. Hand it off.

AI Quests connects UMN faculty and staff needs with students ready to ship practical AI/data science solutions. Complete vetted projects, collaborate with registered students, develop in a standard GitHub repository, and receive tuition credit, certificates, and Wall of Fame recognition.

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Tuition-credit award tiers

Bronze · $250 tuition credit

5–15 hours

Simple scripts, automations, API setup
Silver · $500 tuition credit

15–40 hours

RAG chatbots, web UIs, data pipelines
Gold · $1,000 tuition credit

40–60 hours

Fine-tuning, multi-agent systems, advanced integration
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