Undergraduate Data Science and AI Scholars – Call for Applications

We are pleased to announce the Undergraduate Data Science and AI Scholars program for supporting students in Spring 2026. The Data Science and AI Scholars program welcomes undergraduate scholars from multiple disciplines, including non-STEM majors, who will examine all aspects of data and its impact on society. This year, scholars will have the opportunity to be teaching fellows or research fellows. Scholars will be able to work on research projects in Climate Science, Deepfake detection, and other data science-related projects. 

Students selected through this effort will be part of the Data Science and AI Scholars program, which will be run in partnership withthe Center for Women in Technology (CWIT), the Information Systems Department (IS), and the Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3). 

Center for Social Science Scholarship (CS3) Responsibilities:

Research Fellows

• Scholars who will work as research fellows will work on a supervised research project and be mentoredby faculty. Scholars will be paid $20.00/hour for specific tasks, for 5 - 10 hours per week.
• Scholars will attend at least two events in Spring 2026 and/or participate in research initiatives andprofessional development for their leadership growth and mentoring. Mentors will coordinate this at CS3. 
• Scholars will also be expected to attend one mentoring meeting with the faculty.
• Scholars will be required to enroll in a Zero-credit Practicum course on research experience (PRAC98C) through the UMBC Career Center.

Background and Skills:

ALL applicants should have knowledge in AT LEAST ONE of the following:

• Analysis of social, behavioral, economic, or geographic data
• Python or one of the data science tools and/or languages (such as R, Rapid Miner, Weka, Orange,Knime, ML on cloud computing)
• Jupyter Notebooks with Python or taken IS 296 in a prior semester.

Interested students should complete the Google Submission Form, OR access the form using the following link: https://forms.gle/FFUAa5RpDNMGYvTY9 by Friday, November 21, 2025.

Please see the attached notice for complete details.   Questions?  Please email our team at DataScienceAIScholars@umbc.edu