Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship: The Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship invites exceptional Ph.D. candidates to apply for funding and mentorship for groundbreaking research in various areas of data science. Recipients will be supported financially and through a structured internship program.
Designation
Data Science Ph.D. Fellow
Research Area
- Agentic AI and LLM Reasoning
- Code Generation, Semantic Parsing, and Text2API
- Human-AI Interaction and Data Annotation
- Information Retrieval and Conversational Systems
- Knowledge Graphs and Structured Reasoning
- LLM Post-training, Domain Adaptation, and Alignment
- Multi-modal Models for Document Understanding
- Summarization and Content Generation
- Time-series Modeling and AI for Finance
- Trustworthy AI and Interpretability
Location
Bloomberg Headquarters, New York, with potential internships in London or Toronto.
Eligibility/Qualification
- Must be a full-time doctoral student during the 2026-2027 academic year.
- Expected Ph.D. graduation date in or before the end of 2029.
- Must remain a full-time enrolled student throughout the fellowship.
- Required to attend the academic year kickoff event each fall at Bloomberg Headquarters.
- Complete a 14-week paid summer internship for each year of the fellowship.
- Cannot be funded by any other industry fellowships during the Bloomberg fellowship.
- Self-sponsored work authorization (e.g., F-1 OPT) is required for internship eligibility.
Job Description
Recipients will receive:
- Full tuition coverage.
- A stipend of USD 45,000 for living expenses and research-related costs.
- Mentorship from experienced Bloomberg professionals.
- A 14-week paid summer research internship focused on their research project.
How to Apply
- Prepare a curriculum vitae and a two-page research proposal aimed at a technical audience.
- Submit a reference letter from your advisor or proposed advisor.
- Ensure all documents adhere to specified formatting guidelines.
- Upload your application by the deadline.
Last Date to Apply
December 14, 2025, by 11:59 PM AoE. Reference letters must also be submitted by this date.
For more details and to apply, contact the Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship organizers at rdml@bloomberg.net.
