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Alabama Data Scholars is a summer internship and skill-building initiative to catalyze interest in data analytics and data science while preparing students for success in an increasingly data-driven workplace.
Data Career Pathways Internships
High School Data Scholars will focus on career exploration, skill building, and college readiness. Themed skill paths and enrichment activities will compliment Scholar’s internship projects, while professors from Alabama colleges and universities will spark discussion through lectures typically reserved for their undergraduate classes. On-site, hybrid, and virtual internship opportunities are available with employers across the state.
Next Session: June 9-August 1, 2025
Eligibility:
- Enrolled in an any Alabama high school
- Must be 16 years of age or older by May 1, 2025 (Signed parental consent is required if under 18 )
- Master a minimum of 2 skills in QuantHub
- When selecting internship candidates, participating employers will also consider applicants’ career interests, academic performance, extracurricular involvement, and desire to lead and innovate in Alabama
All Alabama high school students are encouraged to apply. Regardless of your prior experience, skill level, or career interest, data skills are increasingly important in every job field!
High School Scholars will receive a $1,200 scholarship upon successful program completion.
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Applied Research in Data Analytics Internships
Leverage your data skills to tackle real business problems as an undergraduate Data Scholar. Professional development, guest speakers, and networking opportunities will equip Alabama’s emerging data leaders with the skillset and confidence to drive business innovation. Guest faculty and graduate-level mentors will guide Scholars through the process of conducting applied research while offering insight into prestigious national scholarships, publication and research opportunities, and top graduate programs in data analytics.
Next Session: May 12 – August 1, 2025
Eligibility
- Enrolled in a degree-granting program at an accredited Alabama college or university
- At least 2 semesters of undergraduate-level coursework completed by time of internship start in May 2025
- Priority given to applicants who are pursuing degrees in data analytics, data science, statistics, information systems, or closely related fields
- No prior research experience is required to apply, but applicants must clearly demonstrate how participation in the program and an applied research internship will align with their career and academic goals
- Must be 18 years or older by May 1, 2025.
Undergraduate Scholars will receive a $2,400 scholarship upon successful program completion.
Mentor a Scholar
We are seeking innovative Alabama employers to sponsor or host Data Scholars in 2025 summer internships. Participating employers will mentor some of the brightest students in the state as they contribute to real-world projects related to data analytics, data science, and AI. Employers in any industry are welcome to participate and funding is available to help offset the cost of participation.
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2024-2025 Employer Timeline
- 12/1 – Priority Employer Registration Deadline & Student Application Opens
- 2/1 – Candidate Application Review and Selection Begins for Priority Employers
- 2/15 – Deadline to Register / Candidate Application Review and Selection Begins for all Employers
- 4/1 – Final Date to Extend Undergraduate Internship Offers
- 5/1 – Final Date to Extend High School Internship Offers
- 5/12 – Undergraduate Applied Research in Data Science Internship Session Begins
- 6/9 – High School Data Career Pathways Internship Session Begins
- 7/31 – Scholar Showcase Event & National Intern Day Celebration
Scholar Stories
Kingston
During his internship at Tquila Automation, rising junior Kingston created an AI-powered recruitment chatbot, gaining valuable skills in automation, data analytics, and engineering.
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Irene
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Mang
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Calvin
A homeschooling senior, Calvin interned at Alabama Capital Network, where he aided with a database migration, saving the organization $2,500 annually while honing his data management and communication skills.
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What Employers are Saying
“Our Data Scholar intern was absolutely fantastic. The online learning resources she used from QuantHub were applicable to her work with us, and she learned quickly. She frequently spoke about the usefulness of the AI-related coursework, and she got an opportunity to use the knowledge she gained to build a private ChatGPT bot to help us summarize earnings calls… Nothing but positive feedback on my end!”
Dr. Jacob Lamb
Director of Research, AL Business Intelligence Center, Economic Development Partnership of AL, EDPA“Our fantastic experience with the Data Scholars program was a result of our Scholar’s work ethic and willingness to learn about the different aspects of our organization. Additionally, QuantHub provided him with the tools he needed to make the internship a seamless experience for us mentors as well as the interns. Thank you, QuantHub!”
Hunter Custard
Director, Alabama Capital Network“With our Scholar’s help, our project goals were a success! We have been able to form an understanding of tools and frameworks used by ML / AI developers, gained invaluable insight as to how models are trained, explored regression and classification applications of ML / AI, and built a GPU powered testbed server. Our Scholar is an extremely talented and motivated young data scientist. In his short time with our team, he has contributed so much to our efforts. We were fortunate to have him as our intern for the summer and hope that we were able to contribute half as much to his success as he has contributed to ours.”
Brad Burns
Director of IT Services, Simple HelixData Scholars in the Spotlight
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