Berkeley Data Science Discovery partner page (web)
Citation
UC Berkeley, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society. “Research Mentors.” Program page for the Data Science Discovery program, date not stated; shows Spring 2027 dates. https://cdss.berkeley.edu/discovery/partner. Read 2026-11-05.
Bottom line
- Data Science Discovery at UC Berkeley pairs teams of three to five students with a mentor. Mentors come from academia, industry, nonprofits and government agencies. A project runs about 12 six-hour weeks a semester.
- The program has “helped energize and accelerate research for over 1,000 projects” since 2015. Students get cloud computing and technical support.
Background
The page tells a prospective mentor how to host a project. It gives the Spring 2027 timeline, the requirements for a mentor and a project, and the benefits. The program is for credit: students take a Data Discovery course and present posters at a symposium.
Key claims
- “Since 2015, Data Discovery has helped energize and accelerate research for over 1,000 projects. We connect project mentors with talented student teams using data to solve real-world problems. Projects can be hosted by mentors in academia, industry, nonprofits and government agencies.” (top of page)
- “To host a Data Discovery project, you must be able to provide your student team with a dataset and a goal related to a larger project you’re working on. We accept proposals hosted by any academic institution, private company, nonprofit or government agency.” (Requirements, Eligibility)
- “Data discovery is not an internship, and students should not be used to produce work in the place of regular, paid workers.” (Requirements)
- “Cloud computing resources and technical support are available to help students contribute to your project.” (Benefits of participating as a mentor)
- “Each Data Discovery project must accommodate a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 students.” (Requirements, Project team size)
Evidence and method
The program’s own page. The 1,000-project figure has no breakdown by host type.
Limits
The page does not say who pays for the cloud computing or which provider gives it. It does not list current projects or government hosts.