Application Information

The DS4CG summer program is hosted at UMass Amherst and aims to train aspiring data scientists to work on real-world problems that benefit the common good. Teams of Computer Science students have the opportunity to collaborate with nonprofit organizations and government agencies working in education, health and wellness, environmental conservation, and more. To learn about past DS4CG program projects, visit our DS4CG Program page.

• 12-week summer on-campus program
• Open to undergraduate, Master’s & PhD students in CICS at UMass Amherst
• Small teams managed by CDS staff work with public, common good organizations to solve a data science or machine learning problem
• DS4CG has worked with over 20 partner organizations since its start in 2019 
• Pay details may differ from year to year. Pay information will be visible on the application once it is available and will be covered in the information session.
• Undergraduate applications are considered separately from Masters students in an undergraduate-only track.

Please note that details about the program are subject to change on a year-to-year basis. We encourage you to attend the information session the current year for accurate and up-to-date information. If you are interested in previous years, you can view old recordings, but that information is not guaranteed to hold for the current year. Recordings and slides from the information sessions will be available on our website as soon as possible.