Advanced Cyberinfrastructure includes high performance computing, big data, cloud computing, networking, advanced visualization, and other technologies and the people who support them. It enables scientific discovery, research data management, geospatial data analysis, and innovation across disciplines.
This program aims to provide students with the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to leverage ACI in their research projects. The program will run for six months, from January to June 2024.
The program consists of two main components:
- Project Consulting: The program will provide project consulting for the student fellows to help them overcome technical or logistical challenges they may encounter in their research projects. The program will have a team of ACI specialists who can assist the student fellows with various aspects of their projects, such as data management, software development, hardware configuration, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
- Networking: The program will facilitate networking opportunities for the student fellows with ACI experts, practitioners, and peers. The program will organize seminars and social events where the student fellows can learn from and interact with ACI leaders and community members.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a stipend and will appear in a published article on one of IU’s websites.
Stipend
Upon successful completion of the program, Student Fellows will receive a stipend of $1000 which will be issued as a scholarship dispersed through the student’s Bursar account.
Eligibility
The program will accept up to 10 student fellows who meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be enrolled at any campus of Indiana University.
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Have completed at least one course or have some experience in ACI-related topics, such as programming, data analysis, statistics, machine learning, etc.
- Have a faculty sponsor/supervisor for your project.
- In order to receive the stipend, students must be eligible to receive a scholarship through IU funded sources.
Selection
- A maximum of 10 IU students will be selected to participate.
- Applications will be reviewed by the Research Technologies Research Partnerships team.
Deliverables and timeline
- Best apply date: December 29, 2023.
- Application form closes: January 13, 2024.
- Awarded proposals will be announced by January 19, 2024.
- Events and consultations will be scheduled for spring 2024 in consultation with participants.
- Final deliverables will be due by June 30, 2024 (deliverables include personal reflections document, project update document, participation in 80% of events and consultations).