{"id":5222,"date":"2022-09-09T14:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coe\/?page_id=5222"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:58:29","slug":"interns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coe\/work-with-us\/interns\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship Partnership Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Internship Partnership Program Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The New York State Center of Excellence (CoE) in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Rochester offers a Data Science Internship Program. We recognize that for some organizations, data science is a valuable tool for identifying business opportunities, supporting decision making, and developing business strategies, while for others it is an integrated component of the products they develop or services they offer. With that broad perspective, this program aims to support small businesses and startups in New York in reaching their business objectives by facilitating their access to student talent in data science. The <strong>Center funds two-month summer internship projects for small businesses\/organizations<\/strong> that are selected from proposals submitted by companies interested in partnering with us.<\/p>\n<h2>Internship Program Success at Buffalo Solar<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-embed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CoE-DSAI Summer Internship Partnership Success with Buffalo Solar\" width=\"1062\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9TrbiXxp1kM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>CoE Summer Internship Program<\/h3>\n<p>Applications for Company Partnerships are currently closed. 2027 application period will open in the Fall of 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Inquiries for the summer 2027 program should be directed to Nick Koziol by emailing him at <a href=\"mailto:n.koziol@rochester.edu\">n.koziol@rochester.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Business Applications to be considered for the program are now open.\u00a0 For full consideration, please apply by no later than Friday, Feb. 6th.<\/p>\n<p>Undergraduate and Graduate Students can learn more about internships by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/coe\/internship\/\">student internship opportunity site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internship Partnership Program Overview The New York State Center of Excellence (CoE) in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Rochester offers a Data Science Internship Program. 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Our goal is to promote economic development in New York State. 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