Supporting students in advancing ethical AI and data science
Imagine a future where data science and AI help solve global challenges and empower communities locally and worldwide. The Data Science Institute is helping build that future through pioneering research, transformative education, and strategic partnerships. Students—as future innovators learning through hands-on research—are essential to these efforts. Your generosity supports the immersive learning experience that prepares them to think creatively, act boldly, and redefine what’s possible through data science.
Your Gift to the Data Science Institute Will:
Support Student Research
The DSI scholars program gives Columbia students from across the University hands-on experience applying data science to real-world research challenges. DSI Scholars work alongside faculty mentors on research projects that tackle urgent, high-impact questions—using data to better understand everything from disease dynamics to ocean systems.
Since 2018, more than 200 DSI Scholars have collaborated with faculty from more than 60 departments across 18 schools, centers, and institutes. Your gift will foster a collaborative data science community across Columbia.
Empower the Next Generation
Columbia’s master’s in Data Science program prepares students to design solutions that drive real-world impact. In our MS Data Science program, students develop the depth, perspective, and technical fluency to lead in a field that is reshaping how our world works.
Your gift helps ensure that the most promising students can thrive—regardless of financial background. Support scholarships and professional development opportunities that remove barriers, expand access, and prepare tomorrow’s leaders to shape our world for the better.
Fund Interdisciplinary Innovation
Through DSI, students work on research that not only fuels advances in data science and AI in themselves but also furthers the fields that are shaped by these tools. Your gift can provide more opportunities for students to engage and apply their skills in meaningful ways.