Apply for the Strengthening Apprenticeship Intermediaries (SAI): Innovators Forum

The Strengthening Apprenticeship Intermediaries (SAI): Innovators Forum is a selective, one-year opportunity for apprenticeship intermediaries to collaborate, learn, and strengthen employer-centered Registered Apprenticeship programs.

Hosted by AIR with support from Ascendium Education Group, the forum will bring together a small cohort of state and local organizations to share strategies, tackle real-world challenges, and elevate effective approaches to expanding apprenticeship.

Selected organizations will join a national peer network, gain exposure to new models and strategies, increase visibility for their work, and contribute insights that can inform future apprenticeship resources, research, policy conversations, and funding strategies.

The Ascendium Education Group will provide each selected organization with a $15,000 stipend to offset costs and recognize the leadership they contribute to the Forum.

AIR plans to run three consecutive SAI Innovators Forums between Fall 2026 and Summer 2029. This application is for Cohort 1, which will launch in September 2026. Organizations not selected for Cohort 1 may be considered for future cohorts.