Become a 2026 DSSG Summer Fellow at Johns Hopkins University!

Deadline: March 1, 2026

The 2026 Data Science for Social Good Summer Fellowship is a full-time, 10-week summer fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. The fellowship is a project-based training program designed to train responsible data scientists and ML/AI practitioners with strong skills in solving real-world social impact problems in collaboration with governments and non-profits and an understanding, excitement, and passion for solving problems with social impact.

Successful fellows have different skill profiles and backgrounds in order to create a collaborative community. Everyone has some programming, statistics and data analysis skills in addition to a passion for making a social impact. Some are stronger at Computer Science and Machine Learning. Others have a strong Applied Math or Statistics background. Some come from a quantitative Social Science, Economics, or Public Policy background. Others have Physics or Chemistry or Geography or Linguistics degrees. We’re not expecting you to be awesome at everything. Tell us what you’re good at and what you’d like to learn. In addition, personality and communication skills matter! If you’re passionate about a cause or social issue, tell us about it in your application. If there’s a recent project you’ve done that you’re proud of, we’d like to hear about it.

DSSG at Johns Hopkins University will start on May 25 and finish on July 31, running for 10 weeks. All fellows are expected to attend the entirety of the fellowship in person. There will be no remote option for participating in the program. Fellows are paid a stipend for participating in the program that is more than enough to cover travel, housing, and other expenses for the summer.  The 2026 program is only open to graduate students currently at a US university. We cannot support visas at this time.

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