Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience
The DSSI Summer Experience was created in partnership with faculty at City Colleges of Chicago; California State Fresno; Howard University; Morehouse College; North Carolina State University; University of Illinois, Chicago; The University of Texas, San Antonio; and The University of Chicago Data Science Institute. DSSI launched in 2023 with funding support from data.org and its Capacity Accelerator Network program.
After two weeks of intensive coursework, students work in teams on social impact data science projects with external partners from climate, health, policy, human rights, and financial inclusion organizations. Students hone their data science skills in research methodologies, practices, and teamwork while learning how to engage on a real world data science problem.
2024 Program Details
The 2024 UChicago application has closed.
- 2024 Program Theme: Natural Language Processing
- Program Dates: June 10 – August 2, 2024
- Location: University of Chicago Hyde Park campus
- Housing: Dormitory housing provided free of charge
- Stipend: $4800
- Eligibility: Continuing undergraduate students (i.e. current undergraduates who are not graduating this spring) from DSSI institutions are eligible to participate in the program. This application is for University of Chicago students only–partner schools conduct independent application processes.
- Due date: UChicago application is due April 1
- Questions? Email mrlong@uchicago.edu
2023 Cohort
Read more here about last year’s research projects and student experiences.
2023 Student Profiles
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Eke Agbai (he/him)
Graduate Student, Howard University -
Tasnim Alqudah (she/her)
Undergraduate, City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S Truman College -
Ronald Carter (he/him)
Graduate Student, Howard University -
Lizet Casas (she/her)
Graduate Student, The University of Texas at San Antonio -
Kennedy Coleman (they/she)
Undergraduate, University of Chicago -
Folasade Fanegan (she/her)
Undergraduate, University of Chicago -
Isaiah Gonzalez (he/him)
Undergraduate, California State University Fresno -
Adrian Gutierrez (he/him)
Undergraduate, University of Illinois at Chicago -
Kristin Haddadin (she/her)
Undergraduate, University of Illinois at Chicago -
Amir Harris (he/him)
Undergraduate, Morehouse College -
Danielle Hahn (she/her)
Undergraduate, North Carolina State University -
Alexander Herrejon (he/him)
Graduate Student, The University of Texas at San Antonio -
Joseph Jaiyeola (he/him)
Graduate Student, The University of Texas at San Antonio -
Vira Kasprova (she/her)
Undergraduate, University of Illinois at Chicago -
Shana McDowell (she/her)
Graduate Student, North Carolina State University -
Myles Ndiritu (he/him)
Undergraduate, Morehouse College -
Moturi Matthew Ondeyo (he/him)
Undergraduate, University of Chicago -
Sebastian Plaza (he/him)
Undergraduate, University of Chicago -
Abigail Reynolds (she/her)
Undergraduate, North Carolina State University -
Kenthia Roberts (she/her)
Undergraduate, Howard University -
David Sampedro (he/him)
Undergraduate, California State University Fresno -
Santiago Segovia (he/him), MSCAPP ’24
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Rajvi Shah (she/her)
Undergraduate, University of Illinois Chicago -
Grace Simunek (she/her)
Undergraduate, City Colleges of Chicago: Harry S Truman College
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Internet Equity
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Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
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Chicago Public Library
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Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
CAN Data Science Summer Experience 2023
Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
Santiago holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Economics from Universidad Externado (Colombia). He is a second-year graduate student of the Master’s in Computational Analysis and Public Policy (MSCAPP) at the University of Chicago. He worked at the Financial Stability Division at the Central Bank of Colombia, where he conducted data analysis, research, and policy recommendations focused on Colombia’s financial system. He has been a Data Science for All (DS4A) Fellow, an Imago Global Grassroots Fellow, and a Community Data Fellow at the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago. Santiago is interested in designing, implementing, and analyzing policies and programs while leveraging quantitative, qualitative, and data science methods that could help organizations scale up their impact and improve people’s livelihoods.
CAN Data Science Summer Experience 2023
Chicago Public Library
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California for Pesticide Reform