See below for details regarding a FREE advanced 8-week data science fellowship program. The next session will take place this fall, from September 16 to November 8.
Note that the early deadline for the upcoming session is today, July 8th. If you don’t qualify for this round, you can sign up to learn about future sessions. Full details regarding the fellowship are available on their website. Please contact them directly with any questions.
Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8-week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as datascientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries.
Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. They recommend master’s students be in their last semester of coursework at the time they attend the program and PhD students be within six months of defending their dissertation, as the program is geared toward those who will be looking to pursue data science jobs within 1-2 months of completing the Fellowship.
Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session.
All applicants must be familiar with at least one programming language.
For additional details regarding eligibility and qualifications, please review their FAQs.
Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, they will have a remote online session:
- New York City
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Boston
- Washington, DC
Dates: All sections will be from 2019-09-16 to 2019-11-08.
Application Link (The initial application takes no more than 15 minutes to complete.)
A few notes:
- They are assessing candidates who apply for the Early Deadline first and then based on remaining availability, will take candidates who applied for the Regular Deadline on a first-come first-serve basis.
- This is the common application for all their locations.
- Want to apply for a later session? Submit your email information here.
Early Deadline: 2019-07-08
Regular Deadline: 2019-07-15
Learn More: You can learn about their fellows at The New York Times, LinkedIn, Amazon, Capital One, or Palantir. To read about their latest fellow alumni, check out their blog. To learn more about The Data Incubator, check them out on Venture Beat, The Next Web, or Harvard Business Review.