About the Fellowship

The SSC Graduate Fellows is a one semester appointment that provides guided experience in statistical consulting and data analysis. Students will learn how to consult on applied problems in a variety of different disciplines and will gain considerable experience in all aspects of the consulting role. Students may concentrate on either statistical or mathematical consulting.

Students will also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience applying statistical methods using data from faculty and researchers across campus. Students will be involved in all aspects of data analysis, from meeting with researchers to discuss the goals and details of their experiments, to analyzing the data and preparing the results. Details regarding the program are summarized below.

• The appointment is for one semester and participants will also be eligible for future positions in the Division.
• Fellows will receive a 10-hour GRA appointment and, if desired and eligible, an additional 10-hour TA appointment within the division for a total of 20 hours of support.
• Graduate Fellows must enroll in SSC 388, a seminar in consulting.
• Expect approximately seven hours per week independent of class time for meetings or assignments.

Funding for the SSC Fellows positions has been made possible by the Office of Graduate Studies.

Eligibility Requirements

Students must meet the following requirements to qualify for the Graduate Fellowship Program:

• Students must have 30 hours of graduate study or a Master’s degree.
• Students from any department will be considered. However, all applicants should have taken at least two graduate-level statistical, mathematical, or scientific computation courses, covering topics such as regression, ANOVA, experimental design, multivariate analysis, numerical analysis, or optimization. Participants should also have good familiarity with at least one statistical application such as SAS, SPSS, Stata, Matlab, Maple, or R.
• Students must not be enrolled in more than 9 credit hours during the semester they are appointed as Fellows.
• Students must also not exceed 20 total appointment hours during the semester they are appointed, including the SSC appointment.

A limited number of Fellows will be accepted each fall semester. Please feel free to apply if you meet the minimum required qualifications listed above. If you are not accepted into the SSC Graduate Fellowship Program this semester, you will be welcome to apply again in future semesters.

How to Apply

The application for the fall 2010 program will be posted here when it is available.

To be considered for the program two letters of recommendations from faculty are required. The letters of recommendation should address the candidate’s research background and quantitative aptitude. The letters of recommendation, as well as the completed application, can be e-mailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or mailed to:

Ms. Sande Storey
Division of Statistics & Scientific Computation
College of Natural Sciences
1 University Station – G 2500
Austin, TX 78712

The letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the faculty writing the letter.

Contact

If you have any questions please contact Matt Hersh at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .