The Internship
2025 Summer Internship
We are no longer accepting applications.
General
- Program dates: Monday, May 26 - Friday, August 1, 2025
- Location: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
- Work Expectations: Full-time internship
Undergraduate
- Stipend: Undergraduate interns will be paid a stipend of $5,000.
- Housing: The program will provide on-campus accommodation for undergraduate interns, if needed.
- Travel: We can provide limited travel support based on financial need if you come from outside the Blacksburg area.
Graduate Fellowship
- Stipend: Graduate stipends will be paid at the VT summer rate.
- Graduate students will work and mentor the undergraduate interns with their projects
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NEWS AND UPDATES
The MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (URTC) is an internationally-renowned research conference for undergraduates, by undergraduates—and we’re thrilled to share that the Data Science for the Public Good program was represented by an incredible student team that won Best Poster Presentation!
👏 Meet the team:
- Filza Mutaal (Berea College, Presenter)
- Elisabeth Wasserman (Virginia Tech)
- Brynna Wert (Virginia Tech)
Their project, “Deaths of Despair,” focused on investigating the socioeconomic determinants of deaths of despair in Appalachia and Virginia. We’re so proud of these brilliant minds for contributing meaningful research at such a prestigious event.
Alan Grant (right), dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, presents Winston and Marilyn Samuels with an award as they are inducted in the college's Hall of Fame.
Winston and Marilyn Samuels: Support and generosity to provide resources for a next-generation data scientist to participate in the experiential internship (read more)
Pictured: Alan Grant (right), dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, presents Winston and Marilyn Samuels with an award as they are inducted in the college's Hall of Fame.
Next-generation leaders gain hands-on training in data science from Virginia Tech and Microsoft to address challenges in agriculture and rural communities {read full story} > July 2022