Undergraduate Summer Research Program
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Applications Open: Friday, November 10, 2023
Application deadline: Wednesday, February 22, 2024
Applications can be found the the InfoReady System.
Program runs Monday, June 3, 2024 – Friday, August 9, 2024
Please direct any questions to: datascience@vanderbilt.edu
Overview
The Vanderbilt Data Science Institute Summer Research Program (DSI – SRP) provides Vanderbilt undergraduate students with the opportunity to engage in 10 weeks of full-time data science focused research in collaboration with any full-time Vanderbilt faculty member during the summer. The goal of DSI – SRP is to encourage and enhance student-faculty mentoring and joint research efforts in data science.
DSI – SRP fellows will come from a diverse range of backgrounds and domains.
Proposed research is welcome from:
- Foundational data science, the development, evolution, or implementation of data science methods.
- Application of data science to one or more fields in the physical, life, or social sciences, engineering, arts, or humanities.
- The study of the impact of data on society and its institutions.
The Data Science Institute partners with other campus initiatives to offer co-sponsored fellowships. All fellowship recipients, regardless of their source of funding, will participate in all DSI-SRP related activities over the summer.
Program Highlights
- The main component of the program is the scholarly work done by the Vanderbilt undergraduate student (DSI – SRP fellow) in collaboration with any full-time Vanderbilt faculty member.
- The DSI – SRP involves full-time work. Participants cannot enroll in summer session courses.
- Each DSI – SRP fellow will attend summer events hosted by the DSI.
- The program lasts ten weeks.
Student Support
- A $6,000 stipend will be provided for each student.
Important
- Vanderbilt faculty may sponsor only two applications for the 2024 competition.
- Students who accept DSI – SRP stipends are required to attend summer events hosted by the DSI.
- Students who accept DSI – SRP stipends are required to present their research at the Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair in the fall 2024 semester.
- Applications will be available in late November.
Eligibility
- Current Vanderbilt sophomores or juniors enrolled in undergraduate degree programs are eligible.
- Full consideration will be given to students who have at least a 3.0 GPA.
- Applicants must be able to engage in 10 weeks of full time research during the summer. The DSI – SRP involves full-time work.
- Participants cannot enroll in summer session courses.
- Research within the DSI – SRP is not restricted to work within a student’s major area of study. Projects from students with faculty mentors in different departments and schools are supported and encouraged.
- Students should have completed any coursework required for the research project prior to beginning the summer fellowship.
- Faculty members may endorse only TWO applications for the 2024 competition.
Application Procedure
Applicants will be asked to provide the following (stated word limits apply):
- A summary of the proposed summer research (150 words)
- Specific questions to be addressed during the summer (200 words)
- Description of how this proposed research connects with data science (250 words)
- Description of how participation in DSI – SRP fits with your short-term and long-term goals (200 words)
- Description of how this proposed research relates to a sponsored fellowship *if relevant* (150 words)
- An unofficial transcript
- Faculty sponsor information and acknowledgements (faculty member can only endorse two applications in the competition)
Questions? Please contact: datascience@vanderbilt.edu
2021 Summer Research Fellows
Katharine Cella
Computer Science, Physics, Minor in Mathematics
Zoe Crawley
Cognitive Studies, Minor in English: Creative Writing, Quantitative Methods
Dillon Davey
Biological Sciences, Medicine, Health, and Society, Minor in Anthropology
Andrew Gothard
Mathematics, Computer Science
Jiaxin He
Computer Science, Mathematics
Miya Hugaboom
Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medicine, Health, and Society
Chetan Immanneni
Neuroscience, Medicine, Health, and Society, Minor in Data Science
Qiaochu Jiang
Neuroscience, Psychology, Minor in Asian Studies
Rohit Khurana
Computer Science, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Suiyang Mai
Economics, Political Science, Minor in Business
Jessica Mo
Medicine, Health, and Society, Minor in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Amy Rieth
Anthropology, English
Joseph Sexton
Psychology, Medicine, Health, and Society, Minor in Quantitative Methods, Mathematics, and Scientific Computing
Elijah Sheridan
Physics, Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science
Janet Stefanov
Mathematics, Economics, Minor in Russian and Data Science
Benjamin Van Sleen
Computer Science, Economics
Chet Weissberg
Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science, Cinema and Media Arts
Aidan Wells
Neuroscience, English
Qinlian Yang
Mathematics, Minor in Computer Science and Business Administration
Yuqin (George) Yang
Economics, Political Science
Xinxin Zhang
Political Science, Economics, Minor in French
Qianhui Zheng
Computer Science, Biochemistry
Zheyu (Richard) Zhu
Computer Science, Mathematics
SRP 2020
David Cohen
Cognitive Studies, Music Performance Double Bass
Anh Dao
Psychology, Medicine, Health, and Society
TingYan Deng
Computer Science, Math, Economics
Lakshmi Suryateja Gangavarapu
Senior, Economics/Neuroscience
Mubarak Ganiyu
Mechanical Engineering, Quantitative Methods
Claire Hanson
Neuroscience, French, Scientific Computing
Scarlett Huang
Math, Economics, Computer Science
Jong Eun Jung
Human and Organizational Development
Samuel Lee
French Horn Performance, Math, Computer Science
Peixuan Li
Political Science, Economics
Emilio Loret de Mola
Anthropology, Medicine, Health, and Society
Yuzhe Lu
Math, Computer Science, Medicine, Health, and Society
Ao Qu
Math, Economics
Nathan Raju
Medicine, Health, and Society, Biology
Henry Savich
Math, Physics, Scientific Computing
Joanna Wang
Math, Physics
Reena Zhang
Junior, Psychology/Computer Science
Qianhui Zheng
Computer Science, Biochemistry
SRP
Joseph DeRose
Senior, Computer Science & Mathematics
Rachel Fan
Sophomore, Undeclared
Lingyan Hao
Senior, Mathematics
Catherine (Nayeon) Kim
Senior, Mathematics & English Creative Writing
Evan Rothchild
Senior, Biomedical Engineering
Nilai Vemula
Sophomore, Physics
Ulysses Yu
Senior, Computer Science & Mathematics
Xinmeng Zhang
Sophomore, Computer Science