Data Science for the Public Good Young Scholars Program

Doing Data Science

Our Data Science for the Public Good (DSPG) Young Scholars program is a summer program for undergraduate and graduate students from across the country. The program brings together and engages students on research projects that address state, federal, and local government challenges around critical social issues relevant in the world today.

DSPG Young Scholars conduct research at the intersection of statistics, computation, engineering, science and the social sciences to determine how information generated within communities and through local, state, and federal programs can be leveraged to improve quality of life and inform public policy. Undergraduate and graduate interns work in collaborative teams with postdoctoral associates and research faculty from the Social and Decision Analytics division, and project stakeholders.

Student scholars come from diverse backgrounds. They combine disciplines including statistics, data science, engineering, science and the social and behavioral sciences to address complex problems proposed by local, state, and federal agencies. Student scholars work on multiple projects and interact with other interns, Institute faculty and staff, and sponsors.

The 2023 program ran for 10 weeks from May 29, 2023 to August 4, 2023. Selected interested students may continue working with Social and Decision Analytics in the Fall and Spring. Information about the 2024 program will be upcoming.