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Find information about the CI Compass Fellowship Program (CICF) application process below.

“Before the program, I thought that doing research would be too hard, but the people in the program changed my mind about that; anyone can do research as long as they have a great team to help them,” says Nona Nersisyan, 2022 CI Compass Student Fellow.

Summer 22 Day 1 01 — CI Compass Fellowship Program facilitator Rajiv Mayani works with Student Fellow Nona Nersisyan at the University of Southern California campus.

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Spring Program 2027 Application Process

Applications Open: October 8, 2026
Applications Close: October 29, 2026
Interviews: November 2026
Notification of Acceptance: Early December

Spring 2027 Program Schedule

2027 CICF Spring Program begins: February 1, 2027
2027 CICF Spring Program ends: April 23, 2027

Spring 2027 Program Format

This year, the CICF Spring Program will be offered asynchronously, with office hours available to student fellow participants.
Program sessions will be provided asynchronously via recorded videos, GitHub exercises, and online quizzes through eleven course modules.
Find an example Syllabus here.
Teaching assistant support can be provided through email and requested Zoom sessions.

Photo of Lisa Schulz standing in front of a sign for the Environmental Change Initiative | Environmental Research Center | Minor in Sustainability. Lisa's shirt reads "CI Compass Fellowship Program." — 2024 CI Compass Fellow Lisa Schulz stands in front of the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center sign (UNDERC).

Eligibility

Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate students at a U.S. university or college (including community colleges).
Students majoring in computer science, information science, data science, applied mathematics and statistics, embedded systems, domain sciences, and related fields are eligible to apply.
If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact cicf@ci-compass.org.

Requirements for CICF Spring Program completion

Student Fellows must complete the following by April 23, 2027:

Watch all the recorded lectures.
Complete all the exercises.
Take and pass all the quizzes.

Preferred Skills/Abilities

No prior experience is required. Ideal candidates are curious, self-motivated learners with strong problem-solving skills and the discipline to complete an online course independently.
Basic knowledge of or an eagerness to learn about cyberinfrastructure, data lifecycle, and U.S. NSF Major/Mid-scale Facilities.
Good communication skills.
Ability and willingness to learn and use scientific computing tools.
Potential interest in a career in cyberinfrastructure or scientific computing.
Ability and willingness to work diligently on asynchronous course material.
Ability and willingness to work within the CI Compass Code of Conduct.

View the NSF CI Compass Code of Conduct

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Need more information?

The CI Compass Fellowship Program is directed by Angela Murillo, Director of CICF and Nicole Virdone, CI Compass Director of Outreach. For more information on the program, please email cicf@ci-compass.org.