CI Compass Fellowship Program (CICF)
We are pleased to offer the CI Compass Fellowship Program (CICF) to undergraduate students for the Spring semester in the 2025-2026 academic year. CICF is accepting applications from September 10 – October 17, 2025.
NSF CI Compass is the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Center of Excellence, offering a distinctive fellowship program for undergraduate students in the U.S. who are pursuing studies in computer science, information science, data science, applied mathematics, and related fields.
CICF provides student fellows with the opportunity to learn about CI development and NSF Major Facilities (MFs), develop CI-related skill sets, and engage with CI professionals.
The CICF Spring Program consists of 12-weeks of technical skills and data lifecycle training during the Spring semester, and an optional, invited hands-on project-based learning experience with an MF or a CI Compass institution during the Summer Program. A syllabus for CICF Spring Program 2025 can be found here.
CICF is free to students and can be taken for course credit, depending on their institution’s requirements. CICF Student Fellows will also be provided up to a $1200 travel reimbursement to attend a computing-related domestic conference of their choice (restrictions may apply).
More information about CICF and the application can be found at ci-compass.org/student-fellowships.