Are you interested in a career in Data Science?  Do you want a research experience with an industry or academic partner this coming summer? Do you want Data Science training that is directly applicable to potential employment after you graduate?  Could you use a $5,000 scholarship this year?

The UC Irvine Mathematics department and School of Information and Computer Science is pleased to announce its SoCal Data Science Fellowship for the 2022-23 school year.

Benefits of being a SoCal Data Science Fellow:

• $5000 stipend 

• 7-week Summer Research Experience during Summer 2023

• Data Science Training Bootcamp 

• Contact with academic and industry partners

• Data Science Seminars and Workshops Throughout the Academic Year

• Personalized advising by Data Science Faculty members

Requirements:

• Strongly recommended to complete as many of following before Summer 2023 as possible:

  • Stats 6 (offered in Fall 2023 only)

  • Stats 67 (offered every quarter)

  • Stats 68 (offered in Spring 2023 only)

  • Stats 110 (offered in Fall 2023 only)

• You will be required to enroll in Stats 5 during Winter 2023

• Must demonstrate and articulate data science career / academic interests

• Must participate in all required events/activities

• Must be enrolled full-time at UCI through Fall 2023.

• 1st and 2nd Year Students are Preferred, but all are welcome to apply

• Students from minoritized backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply

Application:

Please fill out the application by Mon, September 26 at 5pm.  The application will ask basic demographic information, along with the following short-answer questions:

• Describe courses or experiences you have had in the past that have generated your interest in Data Science.

• What are your academic or career goals after graduating from UCI?

• What topic or ideas in Data Science are you most interested in?

If you have any questions, please feel free to write to Bob Pelayo at rcpelayo@uci.edu.

Sincerely,

Bob Pelayo and Babak Shahbaba

The SoCal Data Science UCI Team

This grant is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Information & Intelligence Systems, Awards 2123366, 2123380, 2123384