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Can former Data Fellows apply?

Yes!

I donʻt have a supervisor. Can I still apply?

You will need a faculty mentor who can guide you in your research project.  The workshops, seminars and professional development activities will take up a portion of your time and the remainder of your time should be devoted to working on your research project. You would need to have a research mentor by the time you applied for your fellowship to be considered.

How should I submit the acknowledgement of application from my supervisor?

Your advisor is welcome to email datasci@hawaii.edu directly with a note acknowledging your application to the program.

I will only be available for one semester before I graduate. Can I still apply?

The Fellows program is a one year funded commitment, however we have had students who did not complete an entire year of the fellowship program.  The two semesters, Fall and Spring – cover all the major training activities for the program and the summer experience is a combination of you working on your graduate project, plus mentoring undergraduate students. We suggest that you apply to the program and include information about your graduation plans.

I have an accepted PhD student who will enroll in August who is interested in applying to the Data Science Fellows program. Are they eligible to apply even though they’re not yet a student (but will be a student soon)?

Since a significant portion of the fellowship is dedicated to thesis research and participants are required to present two workshops on data science tools, the student would need to be currently enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. program at the University of Hawai’i and have demonstrated progress in their research.