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Internship Partnership Program

Internship Partnership Program Overview

The New York State Center of Excellence (CoE) in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the URochester offers a Data Science Internship Program. We recognize that for some organizations, data science is a valuable tool for identifying business opportunities, supporting decision making, and developing business strategies, while for others it is an integrated component of the products they develop or services they offer. With that broad perspective, this program aims to support small businesses and startups in New York in reaching their business objectives by facilitating their access to student talent in data science. The Center funds two-month summer internship projects for small businesses/organizations that are selected from proposals submitted by companies interested in partnering with us.

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CoE Summer Internship Program

Applications for Company Partnerships are currently closed. 2027 application period will open in the Fall of 2026.

Inquiries for the summer 2027 program should be directed to Nick Koziol by emailing him at n.koziol@rochester.edu

Business Applications to be considered for the program are now open.聽 For full consideration, please apply by no later than Friday, Feb. 6th.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students can learn more about internships by visiting the student internship opportunity site.

 

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2027 Application Process and Overall Program Timeline

Company Partnership Tentative Timeline for the 2027 Summer Internship Program Process

  • January 15: Official Call for Company Internship Partnership Applications
  • February 12: Deadline for All Company Application Job Descriptions Proposals
  • February 26: Partnership Decision letters sent to all companies with Affiliation Agreement
  • March 5: Signed Affiliation Agreements from Company/Organization Due
  • March 12: Post all Summer Job Descriptions
  • April 2: Application Due date: All Student Candidate Applications are sent to Company Representatives for their review and interview selection
  • April 5-23: Company Interview Process Begins
  • April 30: Company Candidate Offer Decisions Are Due to CoE,聽 offer letters begin to be sent by email, Students will have 3 business days to sign and confirm their offer (unsigned commitments after the deadline will be considered as a declined offer)

  • May 7: Tentative deadline for all offers and commitments

  • May 31: Tentative Start Date for Internship Experience to Begin (anticipated start date for most companies)

  • August 13: Program Evaluation Forms sent to interns and Companies
  • August 27:聽 Intern Evaluation Forms Due back from Companies and Students

  • August 30: Business Economic Impact Report Form Sent to 2026 company partners

  • September 3: 2026 Business/Organization Economic Reports Due

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Internship Details

  • CoE will fully sponsor a current student from the 蘑菇传媒 for two months
  • Student will have a background in data science
  • Intern will work at your organization for two months during their summer semester schedule
  • The Center compensates the student for their internship and no financial contribution from your company will be expected
  • Companies can extend the term of the internship at their own expense
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Business Partner Expectations

  • Businesses need to be registered in New York State and employ 100 employees or fewer
  • Company will need to provide a Data Science related project of their choice
  • Proposed project will be evaluated in terms of the Data Science relevance and value of real life experience to the educational benefit of the student
  • Interns will need supervision from a professional at your company, an in-person, virtual or hybrid work environment, and resources for the student to succeed in the project
  • Since the center is supported by Empire State Development鈥檚 Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR). Our goal is to promote economic development in New York State. We will be requiring you to provide any economic impact realized as a result of this project – general cost savings, increased revenue, etc. (minimum impact would be $8000 stipend received by students from the CoE)

2026 Summer Intern Experiences

Questions?

Picture of Nick KoziolContact Nick Koziol, Manager of Business Engagement and Communications of the Center of Excellence in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at n.koziol@rochester.edu or .