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Home > Academics > Non-Degree Programs > Credential Programs > Data & Policy Summer Scholar Program > Program Details

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Curriculum & Faculty

Gain the ability to understand and address global issues from multiple perspectives using data-analytical tools. There are three academic components to this program: Data Analytics, Introduction to R Programming, and a Capstone Research Project.   Access a sample program syllabus. 

Curriculum

Data Analytics in Public Policy

This course provides an introduction to the statistical foundations, tools, and methods employed by public policy researchers. Explore the fundamental problem of causal inference and learn how to use data, research design, and statistical modeling to navigate around this problem.

Introduction to Programming in R

This is an introductory course in programming and data analysis for students with no prior coding experience. The course has three learning outcomes: introduce students to the tools required to write and share code; translate self-contained questions into R programs; and learn how to retrieve, clean, visualize, and analyze data.

Read the Blog Post "How Data Can be Used to Tell Stories About Policy" by Victor Hinardi, DPSS'20, MPP Class of 2023 

Read the blog post with advice from alumni on navigating the data-based coursework. 

Read the What can I do with R Blog Post written by Anna Weiss, DPSS’21, MPP Class of 2024

Capstone Research Project 

In the capstone research project, you will collaborate with Austin Wright, Assistant Professor and DPSS Faculty Director, and a group of peers on a real-world problem and design a policy recommendation. 

You will harness the skills of research design, policy analysis, and team collaboration to conduct a research project using open-source or faculty-provided datasets. There are elements of data collection, analysis, and visualization, and result in a policy memo. 

Learning outcomes and the policy memo become a portfolio piece that highlights your academic readiness for graduate program admissions or for applications for internships or jobs. The skills gained in the project are transferable for further research in your area of interest.

Read Professor Wright's blog post about the capstone research project.

The program offers two-four capstone project topics. Topics are determined during the program. Faculty prepare a list of project topics, based on student input in the admissions process, and students vote to select their preferred topics during the program.

Before the program begins, we invite admitted students to share their suggested policy topics - a benefit of applying early! This will help shape which projects the faculty choose for the program.

Explore Examples

View some example data visualizations from previous students:

Data Visualization Map

Data visualization of North Carolina's  school reopening plans during the Covid-19 pandemic by Jasmine Moore, DPSS 2020.

Elizabeth Kirkwood, DPSS 2022

Data visualization of schools in the Safe Passage Program by Elizabeth Kirkwood, DPSS 2022.

Anne Entz, DPSS 22

Data visualization of spending patterns in the United States impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine by Anne Entz, DPSS 2022.

Esther Sanchez, DPSS 2022

Data visualization of gasoline spending patterns in Illinois (United States) impacted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine by Esther Sanchez, DPSS 2022.

Data Visualization Evolution

Data visualization of evolution from Hongyu Li, DPSS 2021

Data Visualization Correlation

Data visualization of correlation from Danya Sherbini, DPSS 2021, MPP Class of 2024.

Data Visualization Map

Data visualization of mapping from Cecilia Zhang, DPSS 2021 

Data Visualization Distribution

Data visualization of distribution from Zhiyu Zhang, DPSS 2021

Austin Wright

Faculty

Austin Wright

Austin Wright is the Faculty Director for the Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program, ensuring the holistic curriculum is designed and taught to meet student needs in the UChicago way. Wright is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, and faculty affiliate of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts at the University of Chicago. 

Watch the following video with Austin Wright to hear details about the curriculum, capstone research project, virtual format, and academic support resources. 

Credential Award

Participants will receive two documents, issued electronically, upon successful completion of the credential program:

  • Official UChicago Transcript with pass/fail marks (non-credit) for each academic component: Data Analytics, R Programming, and Capstone research project. Students will be able to access this transcript in early autumn (approximately early October), and will have lifetime access to request a transcript from the University Registrar. Students request a digital or physical transcript from the University Registrar website. This is a non-credit program.
  • Certification of Credential Completion, issued by the Harris School of Public Policy, contains a grade (of points earned) for each academic component: Data Analytics, R Programming, and Capstone research project. Students will receive an email from our office (harriscredential@uchicago.edu) with the electronic certification approximately four weeks after the program.

You are welcome to share your certification and transcript in job or graduate school applications, professional networks such as LinkedIn, etc.

Schedule & Format

Program Dates

  • Session 1: June 12 - July 28, 2023

  • Session 2: July 24 - September 8, 2023

The Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program occurs twice during the summer. The two virtual sessions are identical. Participants can apply to the session that best fits their schedule.

Virtual Format

The virtual format allows students to engage with asynchronous (pre-recorded) lectures for Data Analytics and R Programming delivered via weekly video modules. Students can watch and re-watch on their own time from anywhere in the world. The Capstone Research Project, in the last two weeks of the program, includes synchronous lectures with faculty, office hours with teaching assistance, and remote collaboration with a group of peers. 

Students receive daily support by joining synchronous office hours with faculty and graduate teaching assistants or chatting in the virtual discussion board. These interactive office hours, conducted in Zoom, are offered approximately 15 hours per week at various times to accommodate our global and working students.

Community Resources occur though synchronous, interactive sessions. These are approximately two-three hours of synchronous lectures or workshops per week. 

Read our blog post on the Benefits of the Virtual Format

Time Commitment

Anticipate a commitment of approximately 15 hours per week. This weekly estimate is based on: 

  • 4-6 hours of lecture recordings, watched and re-watched at your own pace
  • 4-6 hours of assignments and projects, working at your own pace
  • 2-3 hours of interactive office hours with faculty, teaching assistants, and study group
  • 2-3 hours of synchronous sessions of UChicago community resources

The weekly time commitment varies per student based on their own learning pace. This part-time, virtual format makes the program a compatible supplement your part-time or full-time academic study or internship/employment.  

Office Hours

Synchronous office hours accommodate various time zones and occur multiple times throughout the week. These interactive office hours, conducted in Zoom, are often held in the mornings and evenings of Central  Daylight Time (Chicago Time, UTC-5). The schedule is built based on the incoming student cohort. Apply early to tell us your time zone!

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Admissions & Fees

Eligibility

This program is open to the public and UChicago community. This program is available for undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates and working professionals. We welcome domestic and international applicants from all around the world. 

To enroll in the program, you must be at least 18 years old and have finished at least one year full-time study in an undergraduate institution one month prior to the start of the program. There are no prerequisites as this program is available for all academic backgrounds. All applicants are required to complete an online application.

Students are expected to have a stable internet connection and computer access to complete the virtual program. 

How to Apply 

Start Your Online Application

The application for  2023 is closed. Sign up here to be notified when the application for 2024 opens.

Submit Required Application Materials
  • Motivation statement in English (word limit: 300)
  • Resume (one or two pages is recommended)
  • Academic transcripts
    • Transcripts must clearly state your full name and name of university or academic institution. If your transcripts show your student ID number instead of your name, then please provide supplemental documentation with both your full name and student ID number. 
    • Transcripts detail the course names, dates (term and year), grades and grading scales for each year of postsecondary (college or university) education.
    • Provide a transcript for each degree conferred (undergraduate and graduate).
    • Unofficial transcripts are accepted. You may upload a PDF copy. 
    • An English translation must be submitted for all foreign language transcripts. 
  • English language proficiency 
    • Applicants whose native language is not English are required to meet the English language requirement.

Read our Application Tips blog post

Application Deadlines

 
Application Deadline
Notification
Reply Deadline
Early Action January 24, 2023 early February February 28, 2023
Priority Deadline February 28, 2023 early March April 4, 2023
Round 3 March 28, 2023 early April  April 18, 2023
Round 4* April 18, 2023 late April May 9, 2023
Round 5** May 23, 2023 early June June 6, 2023

*Round 4 is the final application deadline for Session One. 
** Round 5 accepts applications only for Session Two. The application may close earlier if space is no longer available. 

Reply deadline is the date for admitted students to confirm their intent to enroll by submitting the Admission Reply Form and non-refundable Enrollment Deposit. Details are noted in the letter of admission and in the Admitted Student webpage. 

Program Fee and Payment

The program fee for the 2023 program is $4,500.

Scholarship

UChicago Harris offers a modest, partial scholarship to top applicants based on qualifications presented in application. 

As you proceed in the application, you will find the place in the Finance Section to indicate you would like your application to be considered for a partial, merit-based scholarship. There are no additional steps, prerequisites, or documents to submit in order to be considered for the UChicago Harris merit-based scholarship.

Scholarships are limited, and not guaranteed for all applicants. The scholarship average is $500. There are no full-funding scholarships. There are no other forms of discounts or financial aid provided by UChicago Harris. 

Admitted students awarded a UChicago Harris scholarship will be notified at the time of their admission into the program in their letter of admission.

Tips for Financial Planning

We encourage you to expand and diversify your funding resources. For example, past students received support from their current academic institution or employer. Other students found external scholarships based on their academic study, career goal, citizenship or other affiliations. 

Read our blog post with Tips on Financial Planning.

To start your search for third-party funding, consider reviewing our Opportunity Guide for Credential Programs and  Opportunity Guide for Prospective Degree Students. Please note, this is not an exhaustive resource of all the available third party funding options, and the details subject to change. Please click through to the specific opportunity for up to date information.

Paying the Enrollment Deposit

After being admitted and accepting the electronic offer letter from the admissions team, you are required to submit a $1000 USD enrollment deposit to confirm your attendance. The deposit is non-refundable. The deposit will apply to your total program cost and be reflected in the bill. 

Students who fail to submit the deposit by the deadline listed in their admission letter will be viewed as voluntarily giving up the seat to attend the program.

Payment for the enrollment deposit is accepted by credit-card in your application portal. If you have a third-party sponsor paying the enrollment deposit, then contact our office before your deadline (harriscredential@uchicago.edu) for additional instructions.  

Paying the Program Fee

The program fee remaining balance is due June 28th  for both sessions. This deadline is set by the University Bursar Office.  Paying the remaining balance of the program fee is done in one transaction through your UChicago Student Portal, which is accessible during the summer term. Admitted students will receive detailed information about payment process. Additional details are listed on the DPSS Admitted Student webpage. 

Community and Co-Curricular Resources

We intentionally create interactive spaces for students to connect with each other and the wider UChicago Community, fostering a sense of belonging and preparing themselves for academic or professional advancement. We host approximately one-three hours of community events each week of the program. These activities are hosted virtually. 

Read our blog post about the DPSS Virtual Community.

Policy in Action Speaker Series

Hear from UChicago faculty and policy practitioners on how they use data to make policy impacts in their professional and academic work. Topics ranging from energy, education, international development, healthcare, finance and more.

UChicago Community Chats (small group networking)

Meet diverse members of the UChicago Community such as university alumni, current graduate students, staff, and community partners. These spaces for you and a small group of DPSS peers are to hear community stories and gain insights to working and studying in the career field and graduate school.

Writing in Policy Workshops

Dive into the writing methods to convey rich information, such as the data in your capstone project, in a persuasive and informative way.  These three-part series of workshops teach you policy writing that matters. 

Career Exploration Workshops

Learn from experienced career coaches on personal branding, resume building, networking tips and more. These interactive workshops get students thinking through their goals and skills and how to convey those in various settings.

Graduate Admission Panel

Ask questions of UChicago graduate students and admissions staff. Learn more about UChicago Harris graduate degree programs, application tips and general advice on the graduate school process. 

Social Activities

Join peers at weekly social events such as virtual living rooms, game nights, and more. Students also initiate activities around policy topics (policy debates, TED Talk reviews) and social activities (trivia nights, happy hours).

Attend a Roundtable with Alumni to hear their experiences with the community resources. 

Chicago Weekend

We are excited to offer an optional opportunity to connect in person on the University of Chicago campus. This optional weekend provides DPSS students space to connect with peers, the teaching team, and the UChicago community. Participation in the Chicago Weekend is 100% optional and does not impact the academic outcome of program completion.

Note: Events are subject to change based on local health and safety guidelines. 

Schedule and Activities

The Chicago Weekend includes part-day programming Thursday-Saturday with the majority of events on Friday. The 2023 Chicago Weekend will be held from September 14-16.

Registration and Logistics

Additional details about the Chicago Weekend will be provided to admitted students.
Note: Visa sponsorship and lodging accommodations are not available for the Chicago Weekend. 

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Chicago Weekend: 2022 DPSS students meet in person for the first time at UChicago Harris Keller Center to talk about their experiences throughout the program

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2020 DPSS students play a hilarious virtual scavenger hunt

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Community Chat: 2020 DPSS students connect with Ranjan Daniels, Senior Associate Dean

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Speaker Series: 2021 DPSS students hear Assistant Professor Fiona Burlig’s research on energy policy 

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Community Chat: 2021 DPSS students connect with UChicago students and alumni in small groups 

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2021 DPSS students and alumni connect in a virtual happy hour

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2021 DPSS students meet up at a local coffee shop

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Writing Workshop: 2020 DPSS students attend a writing workshop with David Chrisinger

By the Numbers

Learn more about the Data and Policy Summer Scholar student cohort and outcomes.

700
+

Summer Scholars

30

Countries Represented


2021 Cohort Demographics

Our 2021 DPSS cohort at a glance:

24

Average age of the 2021 cohort

20

Countries represented in 2021 cohort

40
%

Balanced a full-time job or internship

47
%

Completed during their undergraduate study

21
%

Completed during or after their graduate study

38
%

Had former full-time professional experience


Top Undergraduate Majors

The top undergraduate majors of the 2021 cohort include:

  • Economics
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Languages

Alumni Outcomes

Summer scholars have enrolled in some great graduate schools. They have enrolled in graduate programs, at both Masters and Ph.D. levels, in the disciplines of Data Science, Business, Economics, Law, Math, Political Science, Public Policy, and Social Science.

Read the blog post: DPSS Benefits for Graduate School

DPSS supports students' path to graduate study, including at UChicago!

40
%

Started or completed a graduate program after DPSS

130
+

Enrolled in a graduate program at UChicago

100
+

Enrolled in a graduate program at UChicago Harris School of Public Policy

Summer Scholars advanced professionally to internships, part-time and full-time employment. They’ve earned positions such as Business Analytic Intern, Data Analyst Assistant, Congressional Intern, Development Coordinator, Financial Analyst, Management Consultant, Software Engineer, and Research Assistant.

Here are some example organizations: 

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invest-india
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cps
mckinsey
deloitte
Unicef
pwc
gm4md
fidelity
World-Bank
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Alumni Stories

Meet Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program alumni and hear of their experiences. You can read their profiles and watch their testimonies below. 

Jose Manuel Macias, DPSS 2021
Jose Macias

Macias is an MPP Class of 2024 and DPSS’21. Macias seeks to combine the statistical background he gained in DPSS with his MPP experience to leverage big data to reshape national security policy recommendations and deterrence doctrines.

“In the short-term, I wanted to apply the quantitative skills I gained from DPSS to better analyze cyber conflict in the context of the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy of Defending Forward,” he said. "However, long-term, I hoped my exposure to policy practitioners and UChicago faculty would prepare me for graduate study."

Read Jose's profile

 


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Alexandra Garney

Alexandra Garney, Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) program Class of 2020,  says she went into education because she wanted to do something that would have an impact. “Education has been such a powerful force in my own life. It’s the surest way I know how to elevate to a different profession or access a different income, so the idea that I could contribute to that was really exciting.”  

With the goal of becoming a teacher, Garney earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Penn State University in 2014. It wasn’t until she started pursuing her Master’s in Education at the University of Central Florida, however, that her goals started to shift toward a career in higher education. “I wound up working in undergraduate resident life in grad school and specifically loved that within higher education I could talk with students about things like social justice, leadership, and community partnership in a different way, because that was the content they were learning about.” 

Read Alexandra's profile

 


Olivia Gunther
Olivia Gunther

Olivia Gunther credits the Data & Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) program as her first major exposure to the programming language R. “I had briefly used it during my undergraduate stats course,” she said, “but that was less diving into the program and more being given pieces to copy and paste.

“Not only was Harris the best quantitative program that I researched, but after experiencing DPSS, it was the best place to resolve the coding gap I had in undergrad. I really appreciated that coding is built into the curriculum.”

Read Olivia's Story

 


Brandon Williams
Brandon Williams 

Brandon Williams, born and raised in a small town in southeastern Wisconsin, didn’t intend to ever leave his home state. It wasn’t until he was in his final years of studying Economics and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that he felt compelled to explore the world.

For Williams, the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) program was that bridge. "I was especially drawn to it because of the program’s focus on research—it helped me solidify my decision to pursue a PhD. My DPSS experience was sort of my nudge and affirmation that I can do this—that sort of intense academic life after a couple of years of working.” 

Read Brandon's profile


Wrojensky Andre
Wrojensky André

Wrojensky decided to study economics after witnessing poverty in his native country of Haiti. While at Florida State University getting his bachelors, professors advised him to explore policy and development. He received a National Science Foundation fellowship to join the economics master’s program at Pennsylvania State University, and then completed the Harris one-year Master of Arts in Public Policy in 2021. Participating in DPSS in 2020 helped Wrojensky be better prepared to start his Harris career. 

"Transitioning from undergrad to master’s level was challenging when I made the jump a few years ago, and I didn’t want the same thing to happen at Harris. After completing DPSS, I felt much better prepared than when I’d enrolled at Penn State."

Read Wrojensky’s profile.


Amethyst Davis

Amethyst Davis

Born and raised in the greater Chicagoland area, Amethyst Davis has spent the past two years as an administrator at New York University (NYU), where she earned her bachelor’s in political science and government in 2019. “Working at the same university where I was once a struggling student, I am a firm believer that knowledge is to be shared and not owned,” Davis said.

“DPSS made me a better listener and changed the sort of questions I ask as a journalist. For example, I just did a story for NABJ on the eviction crisis. What I learned in DPSS helped me to consider the factors involved in housing equity—things like wage gaps, race relations, politics—and how those factors interplay with one another. Being able to take a step back and be critical of the data and ask questions about it is not something I did as much prior to DPSS,” said Davis.

Read Amethyst’s profile.


Sanika Sahrabuddhe
Sanika Sahasrabuddhe

Originally from India with an undergraduate degree in Design, Sanika’s educational experience led her to become more curious about how human behavior influences policy and design in the social sector. She chose DPSS in 2018 as a way to explore her budding interest in policy and experience what attending graduate school is like in the United States. 

Sanika is currently paving her path by engaging with policy through a design lens at Carnegie Mellon. Her master’s thesis focuses on designing methods and tools for participatory policy-making with a focus on futures and foresight. She is exploring how decision-making processes organizations and other policy issue areas can be tackled through a participatory futures approach.

“I loved the level of energy and knowledge that others brought to DPSS. It was a very productive space to be in. DPSS allowed me to feel more comfortable having conversations with people from different."

Read Sanika's Profile.



Connect with Alumni

Attend upcoming events or watch a recording of a recent Roundtable with Alumni  to hear from multiple alums on their DPSS experience and advice for you.

Read the blog post Alumni Advice: Navigating the Data on tackling the quantitative and coding coursework. 

Upcoming Events

Visit the events webpage for the full list of upcoming events!

Past Event Recordings

  • DPSS Information Session
    • March 2023, 15-minutes
    • February 2023, 15-minutes (Conducted in Spanish)
    • October 2022, 20-minutes
  • Conversations with the Teaching Team
    • April 2023, 40-minutes Mini Class with Austin Wright, Assistant Professor and DPSS Faculty Director
    • January 2022, 45-minutes Chat with Austin Wright, Assistant Professor and DPSS Faculty Director
    • April 2021, 30-minutes Chat with Anthony Farmer, MPP'21, Head Teaching Assistant for the 2020 and 2021 DPSS Programs
  • Roundtables with DPSS Alumni
  • April 2023, 45-minutes
    • Jessie Casey, DPSS'22 
    • Raymond Garskovas, DPSS'21
    • Victor Hinardi, DPSS '20, MPP Class of 2023
  • March 2023, 45-minutes
    • Ayako Tischler, DPSS'22 
    • Anya Osetrova, DPSS'21
    • Amethyst Davis, DPSS '21
  • March 2023, 45-minutes (Conducted in Chinese)
    • Jiazuan Li, DPSS'22 
    • Yixuan Yu, DPSS'22
    • Xintao Cen, DPSS '22
  • March 2023, 45-minutes
    • Ayesha Dash, DPSS'22 
    • Tejashwini Prashar, DPSS'21
    • Rachit Haritwal, DPSS '22
  • February 2023, 45-minutes
    • Stefania Vitale, DPSS'22 
    • Maria Esther Sanchez, DPSS'22
    • Pablo Zavala Reina, DPSS '22
  • January 2023, 45-minutes
    • Charles Huang, DPSS'22 , MPP Class of 2024
    • Justin Ratcliffe, DPSS'20, MPP Class of 2022
    • Selma Newbill, DPSS '22
  • December 2022, 35-minutes
    • Victor Hinardi, DPSS'20, MPP Class of 2023 
    • Anna Weiss, DPSS'21, MPP Class of 2024

  • March 2022, 40-minutes 
    • Sumair Bhimani, DPSS 2020
    • Betty Fang, DPSS 2020, MSCAPP Class of 2024
    • Jose Macias, DPSS 2021, MPP Class of 2024
  • February 2022, 45-minutes
      • Jhernie Evangelista, DPSS 2021
      • Anya Osetrova, DPSS 2021
      • Tejashwini Prashar, DPSS 2021
    • March 2021, 30-minutes 
      • Anthony Hakim, DPSS 2020, MSCAPP Class of 2023
      • Lakshimi Swaminathan, DPSS 2020
      • Chenhui Zhang, DPSS 2020, MPP Class of 2023
  • Conversations with Ranjan Daniels, Senior Associate Dean of Student Recruitment and Global Outreach
    • November 2022, 30-minutes 
    • February 2022, 25-minutes
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