DSI Scholars Student Participation Spring 2026

DSI Scholars Program

Student Participation Spring 2026
Spring 2026 Application Instructions

Thank you for your interest in participating in the DSI Scholars Program. Find details on the program, Spring 2026 projects and more: DSI Scholars | Student Information

Application Deadline

Sunday, November 2, 2025 [at 11:59 PM]
Eligibility

DSI Scholars projects are open to qualified Columbia University students, regardless of degree program. Students in Columbia affiliate programs (Barnard and Teachers College) are not eligible for this program.

Please note that in order to be considered for Spring 2026 projects, students must be enrolled for the Spring 2026 semester. Students that are graduating in December 2025 are not eligible for this appliction cycle.

Students are expected to be in NYC and available for in-person research during the program.
Applying to More than One Project

Students are welcome to apply for up to 5 projects per term. You must submit a separate application for each project. If you submit more than 5 applications, we will randomly select 5 of your applications for submission.

Personal Information
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
Please use your Columbia email.
UNI*
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Current Level of Study*
School*
Academic Program or Major*
Other program name:
Expected Graduation Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
Are you on F1 or J1 visa?*

YesNo
Will you be a currently enrolled student in the Spring 2026 semester?*
Is the Spring 2026 semester going to be your first semester as an enrolled student at Columbia?*

YesNo
If yes, and you are an international student, has your visa been processed?
Have you previously been selected as a DSI Scholar?*

YesNo
When?
Semester and Year (e.g. Spring 2024)

Application Materials
To be considered, you will need to submit the following as part of your application:
1. Transcripts: A copy of your undergraduate and/or most recent Columbia transcripts.
2. Resume: A copy of your updated resume that includes all relevant coursework, projects and data science skills.
3. Personal Statement: Please use the space below to submit a personal statement to explain why you are interested in the specific project and highlight some of your qualifications.
4. Reference: (Optional) You can provide the contact information for a reference. It should be someone who can comment on your research potential and qualifications for your program.
Transcript*

Please upload your transcript(s).
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Resume*

Please note that there are no page restrictions for the resume.
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Personal Statement *
Please submit a personal statement for the specific project that you are applying to. Please include the project number and/or title at the top of the personal statement.
Contact Information for Reference
Optional

Additional Questions: Project 1
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 1
Project 1: Please describe your prior experience with SHAP/SHAPLEY. *
Project 1: Please rate your proficiency in Python. *

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1 is Beginner, 5 is Expert
Project 1: Please provide a link to a recent Github repository that demonstrates well your work.*

Additional Questions: Project 2
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 2:
Project 2: Highlight your research experience that is relevant to this project.*

Additional Questions: Project 3
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 3:
Project 3: You will work with repeated measures of fetal heart rate across gestation in over 6,000 fetuses. Briefly describe how you would approach modeling developmental trajectories in such data. What factors would you consider in model selection and validation?*
Project 3: Briefly describe why you are interested in working on early human development, and what unique skills or perspectives you would bring to this project.*

Additional Questions: Project 4
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 4:
Project 4: You will work with long-duration fetal ECG recordings to characterize sleep-wake cycling. Briefly describe how you would approach analyzing time series data to identify patterns or transitions in physiological signals. What challenges might you anticipate (e.g., noise, missing data, segmentation), and how would you address them?*

Additional Questions: Project 6
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 6.
Project 6: Do you have any experience working with spatial data and/or GIS?*
Project 6: Do you have experience extracting data from documents (e.g., table data from PDF files)?*

Additional Questions: Project 8
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 8:
Project 8: Have you previously submitted or contributed to any academic conference papers or presentations?*
Project 8: What are you looking forward to most with this opportunity?*

Additional Questions Project 9
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 9:
Project 9: Do you have any experience working with clinical data or a clinical background?*
Project 9: Describe your experience using Power BI or Tableau to create dashboards or visualizations from clinical datasets.*
Project 9: What interests you about working with clinical trial data for this project?*

Additional Questions Project 11
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 11:
P11: What is your experience with health sciences project?*
P11: Have you previously contributed to any academic conference papers or presentations?*

Additional Questions Project 12
Please complete the following questions specific to Project 12:
Project 12: Have you worked with knowledge graphs before? If so, what are some use cases you can think of in relation to pharmaceutical applications?*
Project 12: What Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools have you worked with in the past?*

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