Statistics and Data Science Summer Research Program

A funded summer undergraduate research program run by the Department of Statistics and Data Science at Washington University in St. Louis. It supports undergraduates to work on an 8-week research project with an SDS faculty member, includes participation in a research community, a research ethics workshop, and presentation opportunities. Participants are expected to submit mid- and end-of-award reports and present work at the WUSTL Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Sponsorship by the Office of Undergraduate Research; participation in a cross-disciplinary undergraduate research community; attendance at a research ethics workshop; opportunity to give a lightning talk; mentoring by an SDS faculty member; presentation at the WUSTL Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Open to current WashU undergraduate students. the program is aimed at sophomore and junior majors in Statistics and Data Science, with closely related areas also considered.

Email an updated resume, unofficial transcript, a short (<2 pages) letter of intent, and optionally a letter/email from a faculty member to Dr. Joe Guinness at joeguinness@wustl.edu with subject "2025 SDS Summer Research Application".