The Irvine Summer Institute in Biostatistics and Undergraduate Data Science (ISI-BUDS) will be held this summer from June 22 to July 31, 2026. Applications are due March 13, 2026.
ISI-BUDS is a six-week summer program introducing undergraduate students to modern methodology and practice of biostatistics and data science. The program will highlight applications in cutting edge biomedical research, will train students in fundamentals of biostatistics, data science, and computing, and will culminate in a team project co-supervised by statisticians and biomedical scientists.
Support: there are no costs or fees associated with the program. Moreover, accepted participants will be provided with
- up to $500 to cover travel expenses
- free housing that includes a meal plan
- $1,000 stipend for incidental expenses
Application: check your eligibility and apply here. We strongly encourage applications from students from historically excluded groups.
Funding: ISI-BUDS is supported by the National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R25AI170491, as one of the Summer Institutes in Biostatistics (SIBS) and Data Science. To learn about other SIBS visit the program webpage.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact ISI-BUDS Co-Director Dr. Minin:
Volodymyr Minin (he/him)Professor of Statistics and Honors Program Director
School of Information & Computer Sciences
Associate Director, Infectious Disease Science Initiative
Co-Director, Irvine Summer Institute in Biostatistics and Undergraduate Data Science
University of California, Irvine
Email: vminin@uci.edu
